Chess puzzles for Saturday, 1 August 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 13... Bxh1.
Puzzle rating 1024
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, attacking f2/f7, middlegame tactic
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14. Bxf7#
FEN: r3kbnr/pp3ppp/8/3BN1B1/4P3/3P4/PP2KP1P/n5Nb w kq - 0 14
Medium: White to move and mate in 4
White to move and mate in 4. The opponent just played 33... d3.
Puzzle rating 1510
Hint
Theme: mate in 4, discovered attack, discovered check
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34. c5+ Rc4 35. Bxc4+ d5 36. Bxd5+ Be6 37. Bxe6#
FEN: r1b3k1/1p5n/p2p2NP/4p3/2P1P2K/2rp4/B7/8 w - - 0 34
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 25... Be6.
Puzzle rating 2282
Hint
Theme: pin, exposed king, middlegame tactic
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26. Rexf5 Bxb3 27. Rxf6+ Ke7 28. cxb3
FEN: 1r5r/5k1p/p3bq2/1p2Rp2/1P6/PQ6/2P3PP/5RK1 w - - 3 26