Chess puzzles for Friday, 30 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 16... bxa6.
Puzzle rating 745
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, queenside attack, middlegame tactic
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17. Bxa6#
FEN: 2kr3r/2pb1pp1/p1nqpn1p/6B1/3P4/2PB1Q2/2P1N1PP/1R4K1 w - - 0 17
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 23. Bc3.
Puzzle rating 1868
Hint
Theme: trapped piece, middlegame tactic
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23... Ra8 24. Qxb5 Qxb5
FEN: 5rk1/2p3pp/Q4p2/1r1q4/1b6/1PB4P/P2P1PP1/R2R2K1 b - - 3 23
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 57... Kxd5.
Puzzle rating 2115
Hint
Theme: knight endgame, endgame tactic
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58. Nc7+ Kd6 59. Ne8+ Ke7 60. a6
FEN: 8/3n4/Np6/PKpk4/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 58