Chess puzzles for Thursday, 11 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 12... Rxf7.
Puzzle rating 992
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, attacking f2/f7, middlegame tactic
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13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Qf8#
FEN: r1b1k3/pppp1rpp/8/4N3/4n2q/5Q2/PP1P2PP/nNB2K1R w q - 0 13
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 28. Rxf7.
Puzzle rating 1453
Hint
Theme: quiet move, middlegame tactic
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28... Qxf7 29. Bd5 Ne6 30. Bxe6 Qxe6
FEN: 3r2k1/pQ3Rq1/3p2p1/2p1b3/2Pn4/1P5R/P5BP/7K b - - 0 28
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 39... dxe5.
Puzzle rating 2264
Hint
Theme: pin, discovered attack, discovered check
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40. Nf5+ Qd5 41. Rd3
FEN: 7r/1q1k1b2/p4P2/1p2p3/3N3b/6R1/PPPQ3P/5K2 w - - 0 40