Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 50. Ke3.
Puzzle rating 984
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, epaulette mate, endgame tactic
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50... Re1+ 51. Re2 Rhxe2#
FEN: 8/8/1Bp2pk1/4p1p1/8/3RKP2/3R3r/r7 b - - 7 50
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 19. exf4.
Puzzle rating 1688
Hint
Theme: sacrifice, kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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19... hxg3 20. fxg3 Rxg3+ 21. hxg3 Qxg3+
FEN: r3k1r1/pbp2p2/1p2p3/8/2PP1P1p/5BPq/P4P1P/R2Q1RK1 b q - 0 19
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 39. c7.
Puzzle rating 2426
Hint
Theme: queen and rook endgame, endgame tactic
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39... f5+ 40. Kg3 Rhg2+ 41. Kf3 g4+ 42. Kf4 Rgf2+ 43. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 44. Ke3 Rc2
FEN: 8/2P5/5pk1/6p1/P2Q2K1/3P4/4r2r/8 b - - 0 39