Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 18. Kxa2.
Puzzle rating 1240
Hint
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18... axb3+ 19. Kb2 Ra2+
FEN: r3kbr1/5p1p/3p1B2/4p3/ppNnP3/1P6/K1P2PPP/3R1B1R b q - 0 18
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 26... Re5.
Puzzle rating 1571
Hint
Theme: fork, middlegame tactic
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27. Rxe5 Nxe5 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. Nxc6
FEN: 3r2k1/pp3np1/2qp1p1p/2pNrR2/P3P3/1P6/2K1Q1PP/R7 w - - 1 27
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 28. Re1.
Puzzle rating 2638
Hint
Theme: fork, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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28... Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qh4+ 30. Kxg2 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 g3 32. Nf5 gxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rxf5+ 34. Qxf5+ Qxf5+
FEN: 1b3r2/4N2k/p1p2q1p/2Q5/2N3p1/2PP4/PP3PpP/4R1K1 b - - 4 28