Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 27 April 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 21. Nxe2.
Puzzle rating 852
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, smothered mate, kingside attack
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21... Nxf2#
FEN: r7/pp4pk/2p1b1rp/3pPp2/1P2nP2/4P3/P3NPBP/1R4RK b - - 0 21
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 66. Kf6.
Puzzle rating 1683
Hint
Theme: bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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66... Ke4 67. Bh4 Kxd4 68. Bf2+ Ke4
FEN: 8/7p/4pK1P/3p1bB1/3P1P2/5k2/8/8 b - - 20 66
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 25. Nc4.
Puzzle rating 2177
Hint
Theme: intermezzo (zwischenzug), kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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25... Qf3 26. Rxe4 Qxd1+ 27. Bf1 Rxe4
FEN: 4r1k1/p3rpp1/1pQp1q1p/3P4/2N1b3/P5PB/5P1P/3RR1K1 b - - 2 25