Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 50. Kc1.
Puzzle rating 862
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, endgame tactic
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50... Rh1+ 51. Nf1 Rxf1#
FEN: 8/R7/p1p4P/1p6/1P6/2kP4/3N3r/2K5 b - - 1 50
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 46... Qxf3.
Puzzle rating 1785
Hint
Theme: quiet move, endgame tactic
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47. gxf3 Ke5 48. a5 h3 49. b6
FEN: 8/p7/5k2/1P6/P6p/5qp1/6P1/7K w - - 0 47
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 24. Qd2.
Puzzle rating 2075
Hint
Theme: fork, clearance, X-ray attack
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24... Nf3+ 25. Rxf3 Re2+ 26. Qxe2 Qxe2+
FEN: 4r1k1/5p1p/1R4p1/4nb2/2Pp1B2/3P2PP/q2Q3K/5R2 b - - 1 24