Chess puzzles for Wednesday, 21 April 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 61... g2.
Puzzle rating 1122
Hint
Theme: skewer, rook endgame, endgame tactic
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62. Rg8+ Kf4 63. Rxg2
FEN: 5R2/3P4/4K3/6k1/8/8/6p1/3r4 w - - 0 62
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 24. Qxf3.
Puzzle rating 1719
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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24... gxf3 25. Rxg7+ Kf8
FEN: r5k1/pp4p1/1n6/3pB3/3P2pb/2N2Q2/PP6/2K3R1 b - - 0 24
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 48. Rxc6+.
Puzzle rating 2384
Hint
Theme: endgame tactic
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48... Kxc6 49. Kf2 Kd5 50. Ke3 e4
FEN: 8/8/1kR2p2/4p1p1/6P1/5PK1/8/8 b - - 0 48