Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 16 March 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 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 16... Nd5.
Puzzle rating 797
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, attacking f2/f7, middlegame tactic
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17. Qxf7#
FEN: r2qk2r/pp1n1p2/2p1p3/3nN2p/3P2b1/2PBB3/P1P2QP1/2K2R1R w kq - 1 17
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... Ke8.
Puzzle rating 1708
Hint
Theme: quiet move, middlegame tactic
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31. Rc2 Bc4 32. b3
FEN: 4kbr1/R7/3ppB2/1p1b3p/5n2/5P2/1P3RPP/7K w - - 9 31
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 16. gxf5.
Puzzle rating 2569
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, middlegame tactic
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16... Qh4+ 17. Kd1 O-O-O+ 18. Kc1 Qf6 19. Rb1 Nc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3
FEN: r3k2r/ppp1qppp/8/5P2/4nP2/PP2Q3/2P1P2P/R3KBNR b KQkq - 0 16