Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 20 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 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 62... Kf5.
Puzzle rating 1061
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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63. Bd7#
FEN: 4B3/8/5pp1/3p1k1p/3KbP1P/6P1/8/8 w - - 7 63
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 27. Rad1.
Puzzle rating 1536
Hint
Theme: fork, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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27... Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Be5+ 29. Kh1 Bxd6
FEN: 3r3k/pp4bp/3Bn1p1/7n/8/8/PP3P1K/3R1RN1 b - - 2 27
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 25. Rxc6.
Puzzle rating 2045
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, discovered check, deflection
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25... Qxg2+ 26. Nxg2 Rxg2+ 27. Kh1 Rxf2+
FEN: r5rk/1Np2p2/p1R4p/3p2qn/3Pb3/P3P3/1P1QBPP1/4NRK1 b - - 0 25