Chess puzzles for Sunday, 9 August 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 12. Nd5.
Puzzle rating 1053
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, middlegame tactic
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12... Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxh4
FEN: r2q1rk1/pp1bbpp1/3p1n1p/2pN4/2B1P2B/3Q4/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 12
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 24. Nd6.
Puzzle rating 1626
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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24... Qb6+ 25. Kf1 Rxc2
FEN: 2r3k1/pq3pb1/3Np1p1/3n4/P4B2/5PPp/1PQ1P2P/R2R2K1 b - - 4 24
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 47. Rc1.
Puzzle rating 2096
Hint
Theme: X-ray attack, rook endgame, endgame tactic
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47... Rg3 48. Rxc4 Kh7 49. Rg4 g6+ 50. Rxg6 Rxg6
FEN: 7k/6p1/7p/2P1p2K/1Pp4P/P4r2/8/2R5 b - - 1 47