Chess puzzles for Friday, 23 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 46... Nh5.
Puzzle rating 1220
Hint
Theme: knight endgame, endgame tactic
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47. Kxf3 Kc4 48. Kg4
FEN: 8/2p5/p7/1kPp3n/3P3P/2P1Kp2/P4P2/8 w - - 5 47
Medium: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 15... Nxe4.
Puzzle rating 1530
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, queenside attack, middlegame tactic
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16. Qe8+ Rd8 17. Qxd8#
FEN: 2k2b1r/1pp1pppp/p2r4/7q/Q3n3/4BP2/PP3P1P/3R1RK1 w - - 0 16
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 30. Qc8.
Puzzle rating 2299
Hint
Theme: fork, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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30... Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 Rh2+ 32. Kxh2 Qd2+ 33. Kg3 Qg2+ 34. Kh4 g5+ 35. Kh5 Qe2+ 36. Qg4 Nxg4
FEN: R1Q5/1p4pk/2Pq2rp/8/5P2/4n2P/6P1/5RK1 b - - 3 30