Chess puzzles for Monday, 10 May 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 8... g6.
Puzzle rating 1273
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, smothered mate, pin
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9. Nxd6#
FEN: r1bqkb1r/pp1npp1p/3p2p1/1Bn2N2/5P2/8/PPP1Q1PP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 0 9
Medium: White to move and mate in 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 55... h6.
Puzzle rating 1400
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, epaulette mate, queen endgame
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56. Qxf5#
FEN: 8/q7/5Q1p/5p1k/5P1p/8/6PK/8 w - - 0 56
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 15... Nxd4.
Puzzle rating 2243
Hint
Theme: hanging piece, middlegame tactic
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16. Bxd5 Rad8 17. O-O-O Rxd5 18. Bxd4
FEN: r3r1k1/ppp2ppp/5q2/3n4/3n4/4BB2/PP1Q1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 16