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Chess puzzles for Monday, 5 October 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

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White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 26... h5.

Puzzle rating 725

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, hook mate, sacrifice

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27. Rxe6+ fxe6 28. Rxe6#

FEN: 7r/2r2p2/3kp1p1/1pNp3p/pPnP1P2/P7/K1P1R1PP/4R3 w - - 0 27

Medium: White to move and mate in 2

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White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 22... Rh6.

Puzzle rating 1438

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, middlegame tactic

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23. Re8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8#

FEN: r4k2/p1p5/2pq1pQr/3p4/3P1b2/1B5b/PPP1RP2/4R1K1 w - - 4 23

Hard: White to move and mate in 5

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White to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 29... Rg8.

Puzzle rating 2041

Hint

Theme: discovered attack, discovered check, exposed king

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30. Rxg8+ Qxg8 31. Bg5+ Kg7 32. Qh6+ Kf7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qe7#

FEN: 6rk/ppb4q/2p4B/4p2Q/4p3/8/PP5P/6RK w - - 4 30