Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and mate in 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 18... b6.
Puzzle rating 808
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, double-bishop mate, middlegame tactic
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19. Ba6#
FEN: 2kr3r/B1pb2pp/1p3pq1/8/2B5/4P3/PP1N1RPP/R5K1 w - - 0 19
Medium: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 23... Nxd4.
Puzzle rating 1762
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, middlegame tactic
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24. Nf7+ Ke7 25. Bd6#
FEN: 2rkr3/3n2p1/p5P1/3p1QNp/3n1B1P/2q2P2/2P5/2KR4 w - - 0 24
Hard: White to move and mate in 5
White to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 20... Qxc3.
Puzzle rating 2111
Hint
Theme: attraction (decoy), sacrifice, kingside attack
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21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Re7+ Kg8 23. Qd5+ Be6 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qxf7#
FEN: r1b2rkb/pp3p1p/5Pp1/8/2Bp4/2qP1Q2/P3RPPP/R5K1 w - - 0 21