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Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 2 March 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 2

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Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 29. Nxf4.

Puzzle rating 1084

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, Opera mate, kingside attack

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29... Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rf1#

FEN: 3r4/1p2bp1k/pR5p/8/2P1pN2/1P2B1Pb/P3P2P/6KB b - - 0 29

Medium: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 19... Nf5.

Puzzle rating 1800

Hint

Theme: skewer, clearance, sacrifice

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20. Ng6+ fxg6 21. Bg5+ Kf7 22. Bxd8

FEN: 1r1q1b1r/4kpp1/4p3/p2pPn2/Q2P1N2/P3B2p/1P3P2/1K1R3R w - - 3 20

Hard: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 39... Rxf5.

Puzzle rating 2277

Hint

Theme: hanging piece, quiet move, endgame tactic

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40. gxf5 Kf6 41. Kxd5 Kxf5 42. c4 Kg5 43. b4 f5 44. c5 f4 45. Ke4

FEN: 8/p4pk1/1p5p/3p1r1P/3K2P1/PP6/2P5/8 w - - 0 40