Chess puzzles for Sunday, 22 November 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 10. Bd2.
Puzzle rating 1079
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, smothered mate, pin
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10... Nd3#
FEN: r1b1kb1r/pp1pqp1p/2p5/4n1p1/2P5/1PN4P/P2BPPP1/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 1 10
Medium: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 17. Kg2.
Puzzle rating 1573
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, middlegame tactic
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17... Qh3#
FEN: rn4k1/p1p3pp/1p1pp2r/5p1q/2PP4/B1PBP3/P2Q1PKP/6RR b - - 8 17
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 51. f4.
Puzzle rating 2422
Hint
Theme: quiet move, zugzwang, pawn endgame
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51... Kf5 52. Kf2 Kg4 53. Kg2 f6 54. Kh2 Kf3
FEN: 8/5p2/5kp1/7p/5P1P/6P1/8/6K1 b - - 0 51