Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 9 March 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 44. Rxh4.
Puzzle rating 1014
Hint
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44... Kg3+ 45. Kc3 Kxh4
FEN: 8/8/8/8/p6R/P7/1PK2kr1/8 b - - 0 44
Medium: Black to move and mate in 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 28. Rxa2.
Puzzle rating 1479
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, back-rank mate, sacrifice
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28... Qxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Re1#
FEN: 4r1k1/pp3pbp/2p3p1/3p4/3P2Q1/q1P1B3/R4PPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 28
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 20... Qxa1.
Puzzle rating 2589
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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21. Nd4 Qxb1 22. Rxb1
FEN: r1b2r1k/pp1n1p1p/2p4P/3p1p2/5Q2/1P2PN2/P1P2K2/qN4R1 w - - 0 21