Chess puzzles for Saturday, 22 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 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 25... Qg3.
Puzzle rating 813
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, back-rank mate, X-ray attack
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26. Qxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rxf8#
FEN: 5r1k/1b4pp/p7/Pp1p4/1Q2p3/2P3qP/1P1N1rP1/3R1RK1 w - - 2 26
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 46... Kd5.
Puzzle rating 1846
Hint
Theme: pawn endgame, endgame tactic
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47. Kf5 Kd4 48. Kg6
FEN: 8/8/7p/3k3P/5Kp1/6P1/8/8 w - - 6 47
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 32. f3.
Puzzle rating 2385
Hint
Theme: trapped piece, endgame tactic
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32... Re7 33. e4 Qxd7
FEN: 6k1/3N1ppp/3q4/3b4/4r3/4PPP1/4Q2P/4R1K1 b - - 0 32