Chess puzzles for Saturday, 20 February 2027
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 52... Bf3.
Puzzle rating 1152
Hint
Theme: promotion, advanced pawn, endgame tactic
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53. h8=Q Rg2+ 54. Kf1
FEN: 8/7P/8/p4p2/2B5/5bk1/5r2/6K1 w - - 3 53
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 20. Ne5.
Puzzle rating 1562
Hint
Theme: fork, middlegame tactic
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20... Bd4 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Na4 Bxa1
FEN: 3r1r1k/p2b1p1p/pb1Pp3/4Np2/1P6/P1N4P/2P2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 2 20
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 18. b5.
Puzzle rating 2403
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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18... Rxb5 19. cxb5 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxd5
FEN: 1r1q1r1k/p1p3pp/b1Pb4/1P1Q1p2/2P1p3/P2P4/3N1PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 18