Chess puzzles for Sunday, 29 November 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 20... Ne8.
Puzzle rating 898
Hint
Theme: X-ray attack, kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qxe8+
FEN: R3n1k1/5ppp/2nqr3/3p4/1ppP4/2P2PN1/1P1NQ1PP/6K1 w - - 2 21
Medium: White to move and mate in 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 23... Nf5.
Puzzle rating 1404
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, endgame tactic
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24. Qd8#
FEN: 5k2/ppr2pp1/1q2p3/3pPn2/3P3Q/5N2/PP3P1P/1R4K1 w - - 3 24
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 32... g5.
Puzzle rating 2180
Hint
Theme: knight endgame, endgame tactic
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33. fxg5 hxg5 34. Nxg5
FEN: 8/p4p2/4p2p/1p1kP1p1/3nNPP1/P3K2P/1P6/8 w - - 0 33