Chess puzzles for Sunday, 6 September 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 63... Qc4.
Puzzle rating 831
Hint
Theme: skewer, queen and rook endgame, endgame tactic
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64. Rc2+ Kd3 65. Rxc4
FEN: 8/8/7P/8/2q5/2k1p3/7R/2K5 w - - 7 64
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 14... Bf5.
Puzzle rating 1442
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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15. Qxc6 Qxc6 16. Rxc6
FEN: r3r1k1/2pqbppp/ppn2n2/3p1b2/NP1P4/P3P1P1/1BQ1NPBP/2R1K2R w K - 2 15
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 19... dxe5.
Puzzle rating 2373
Hint
Theme: intermezzo (zwischenzug), kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Nxe5
FEN: r3r1k1/1bp2pp1/pb3q1p/1p2p2n/3n4/P1NQ1N1P/1PB2PPB/R3R1K1 w - - 0 20