Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 6 October 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 15... Ne5.
Puzzle rating 1282
Hint
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16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxd7
FEN: r4rk1/pppb2pp/3b4/1B1Pnp2/2P1p3/6Pq/PBPNQP1P/R4RK1 w - - 1 16
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 27... Qd5.
Puzzle rating 1552
Hint
Theme: skewer, intermezzo (zwischenzug), sacrifice
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28. Rxd3 Qxc4 29. Rxd8+ Kf7 30. bxc4
FEN: 3r2k1/6bp/5pp1/3qp3/p1Q4B/1P1p3P/5PP1/3R2K1 w - - 2 28
Hard: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 26... Qh3.
Puzzle rating 2071
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, sacrifice, queenside attack
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27. Qxb8+ Nxb8 28. Nb6#
FEN: Qbkr3r/1p1n2pp/2p5/8/N3pB2/5bPq/PPP2P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 4 27