Chess puzzles for Friday, 14 May 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 17... exd4.
Puzzle rating 1172
Hint
Theme: trapped piece, middlegame tactic
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18. Bf4 Qxf4 19. Qxf4
FEN: 2kr3r/pp1n2p1/2p2p2/7p/3pQ1nP/5Nq1/PPPB2P1/R4RK1 w - - 0 18
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 18... fxg4.
Puzzle rating 1454
Hint
Theme: kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxf8 Qxf8 21. Rxf8
FEN: r1bq1rk1/6pn/p3p2p/1p1pP3/2pP1Qpb/2P1P3/PPBN2KP/R1B2R2 w - - 0 19
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 45. Na5.
Puzzle rating 2496
Hint
Theme: trapped piece, knight endgame, endgame tactic
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45... Kc7 46. Kf6 Nxd4 47. Ke7 Kb6 48. Nxc4+ dxc4
FEN: 8/3k4/4p1K1/N2pP3/P1pP4/5n2/1P6/8 b - - 4 45