Chess puzzles for Saturday, 27 February 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 10. Bxb4.
Puzzle rating 1111
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, middlegame tactic
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10... Qxe2#
FEN: r1b1k2r/ppppqppp/5n2/3P4/1BB5/3p1N2/PPP1QPPP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 10
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 19... Rxf6.
Puzzle rating 1885
Hint
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20. Rxe6 axb5 21. Rxe7+
FEN: r5k1/1pp1q1p1/pb1pbr1p/1Q6/5B2/1B6/PP3PPP/4RRK1 w - - 0 20
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 88. Rf7.
Puzzle rating 2176
Hint
Theme: queen and rook endgame, endgame tactic
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88... Kg8 89. Kd8 Qxf7
FEN: 4K2k/3R1R2/6qp/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 30 88