Chess puzzles for Thursday, 29 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 38... Kg6.
Puzzle rating 977
Hint
Theme: skewer, endgame tactic
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39. Rg7+ Kf5 40. Rxg2
FEN: 8/3R3p/5pkP/1p2p3/n1r5/PKP2P2/5Br1/3R4 w - - 3 39
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 13... Nxe4.
Puzzle rating 1411
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14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Nxe4
FEN: r4rk1/1pqnbppp/p2p2b1/P1pPp3/4n2N/2N1B2P/1PP1BPP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 14
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 29. Nd5.
Puzzle rating 2112
Hint
Theme: queenside attack, middlegame tactic
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29... Nxd5 30. exd5 Ra1+ 31. Kd2 c3+ 32. bxc3 bxc3+
FEN: r5k1/5ppb/5n1p/3Nr2P/1pp1P1P1/3P1B2/1PP5/2K1RR2 b - - 1 29