Chess puzzles for Saturday, 10 April 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 31... Rg8.
Puzzle rating 727
Hint
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32. Qxh7#
FEN: 6rk/1p5p/1ppr1pPQ/8/2P5/8/P4KPP/8 w - - 1 32
Medium: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 43. b4.
Puzzle rating 1775
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, endgame tactic
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43... Rc2#
FEN: 8/8/3B3R/1p1RPkP1/pP2N2P/P7/K7/2r1r3 b - b3 0 43
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 49. Be5.
Puzzle rating 2340
Hint
Theme: advanced pawn, bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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49... c3+ 50. bxc3 b2 51. Kc2 d3+
FEN: 8/6p1/6p1/4B3/2pp2pP/1p3kP1/1P1K4/8 b - - 11 49