Chess puzzles for Sunday, 2 May 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 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 18. gxf4.
Puzzle rating 814
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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18... Qg4+ 19. Kh2 Qg2#
FEN: r4rk1/1p1q1pp1/p4b1p/2P1p3/PP1pPP2/3B1N1b/2PNQP2/RR4K1 b - - 0 18
Medium: Black to move and mate in 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 35. Re7.
Puzzle rating 1716
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, endgame tactic
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35... Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Nf3#
FEN: 8/4Rpk1/8/P1B1n1pp/1P4P1/6KP/5P2/r7 b - - 4 35
Hard: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 28... Rd2.
Puzzle rating 2406
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, discovered attack, endgame tactic
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29. Nd7+ Rxd7 30. Qxh8#
FEN: 5k1r/pp3p1p/5Np1/5p2/8/1PQ2P1P/P2r1qP1/4R2K w - - 1 29