Chess puzzles for Saturday, 6 February 2027
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 35... Bf6.
Puzzle rating 1196
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, pin, middlegame tactic
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36. Nxa6+ Ka8 37. Rc8#
FEN: 1k6/1pNr1p2/pQ1p1bp1/4q3/1P2P3/P2r4/K1R5/8 w - - 9 36
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... Rxe7.
Puzzle rating 1647
Hint
Theme: interference, endgame tactic
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31. Rc5 Qa4 32. Rxd5
FEN: 6k1/ppp1r1p1/5p1p/q2n4/3P4/P2Q1NP1/5P1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 31
Hard: White to move and mate in 5
White to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 11... fxg5.
Puzzle rating 2487
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, discovered check, attraction (decoy)
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12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. hxg5+ Kg8 14. Rh8+ Kxh8 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. g6 Nf6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8#
FEN: r1bq1rk1/pp1nb1pp/2n1p3/3pP1p1/3P3P/P1NB4/1P3PP1/R1BQK2R w KQ - 0 12