Chess puzzles for Sunday, 6 December 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 24... Kc8.
Puzzle rating 1170
Hint
Theme: queenside attack, middlegame tactic
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25. Qc6+ Qc7 26. Qe8+
FEN: rrk5/5qpp/p2bbp2/3p1n2/Q1p5/P1P1BN2/B4PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 6 25
Medium: White to move and mate in 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 8... Nxd4.
Puzzle rating 1439
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, discovered check, double check
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9. Nxd6#
FEN: r1bqkb1r/2p1nppp/p2p4/1N6/B2nP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 9
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 22... d4.
Puzzle rating 2545
Hint
Theme: sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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23. Qh3 dxc3 24. Qxh6 Qxe5 25. fxe5
FEN: rq3rk1/1b2bp2/p3pn1p/4R1p1/3p1P2/2NB1Q2/PP3BPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 23