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Chess puzzles for Saturday, 24 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 34... Qc5.

Puzzle rating 1148

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, sacrifice, endgame tactic

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35. Rxh6+ gxh6 36. Rh7#

FEN: 5rrk/p4Rp1/6Rp/2q5/4Q3/P6P/6PK/8 w - - 5 35

Medium: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 32... Qd2.

Puzzle rating 1435

Hint

Theme: pin, clearance, sacrifice

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33. Rh1+ Nh6 34. Rxh6+ Qxh6 35. Rh1 Qxh1+ 36. Kxh1

FEN: 1r3r1k/p7/4pNp1/4Pn2/3P4/1P4P1/PB1qB1K1/R4R2 w - - 2 33

Hard: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 55... Kd8.

Puzzle rating 2523

Hint

Theme: defensive move, exposed king, advanced pawn

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56. Kf7 f2 57. e6 Ne4 58. e7+ Kc7 59. Nxe4 f1=Q+ 60. Nf6

FEN: 3k4/8/4K3/4P1p1/1p6/1P3pN1/1P1n4/8 w - - 4 56