Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 17 November 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
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 29... Rxg7.
Puzzle rating 984
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, Arabian mate, endgame tactic
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30. Rd8+ Rg8 31. Rxg8#
FEN: 7k/pp4rp/3R1N2/2p5/2P5/1Pq3P1/P4P1P/1K6 w - - 0 30
Medium: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 36... Ke6.
Puzzle rating 1593
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, dovetail mate, fork
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37. Qxg6+ Ke7 38. Qf6#
FEN: 4r3/3q3Q/p3k1pb/5p2/P1P5/1PB3P1/5P2/7K w - - 1 37
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 33... Re3.
Puzzle rating 2269
Hint
Theme: fork, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Ne7+ Kf7 36. Nxg6 Nxc2 37. Nxf8
FEN: 5rk1/2p3p1/p5qp/1p1N1n2/3P1P2/2PQr1BP/PPB3PK/8 w - - 1 34