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Chess puzzles for Saturday, 21 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

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White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 19... h6.

Puzzle rating 992

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, clearance, sacrifice

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20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Qh7#

FEN: r4rk1/pq3pp1/2b1p2p/4P1N1/3pNPP1/3QbR2/PP5P/R6K w - - 0 20

Medium: Black to move and win

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Black to move and win. The opponent just played 24. Bxd6.

Puzzle rating 1655

Hint

Theme: intermezzo (zwischenzug), middlegame tactic

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24... Qxf3 25. gxf3 cxd6

FEN: r1r3k1/pbp2pb1/3B3p/1NpP1q2/8/5Q1P/PPP3P1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 24

Hard: Black to move and mate in 2

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Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 26. Kd4.

Puzzle rating 2061

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, endgame tactic

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26... c5+ 27. Kc3 Qc2#

FEN: Q7/pp2kp2/2pp4/4P3/2BK3p/3P4/PP2q1PB/n6R b - - 3 26