Chess puzzles for Saturday, 24 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 18... Bxd3.
Puzzle rating 1042
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, epaulette mate, middlegame tactic
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19. Rg7#
FEN: r6r/pp1q1p1k/2pb1Q1p/3p4/3P1P2/3b2R1/PPP3PP/RN4K1 w - - 0 19
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 25. Qc1.
Puzzle rating 1657
Hint
Theme: fork, endgame tactic
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25... Qe4 26. Rf2 Re1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxe1+
FEN: 6k1/pp2qp2/2p4p/3p4/3P4/2P3P1/PP2r1PP/2Q2RK1 b - - 4 25
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 24. Qxd6.
Puzzle rating 2117
Hint
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24... Rfd8 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rxd2
FEN: r4r1k/1b4pp/p1nQ4/1p4q1/4P3/P7/B1PN2PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 24