Chess puzzles for Friday, 21 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 50... Kg4.
Puzzle rating 718
Hint
Theme: skewer, rook endgame, endgame tactic
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51. Rg3+ Kf4 52. Rxg8
FEN: 6r1/8/8/5p2/4p1k1/1R6/5P1K/8 w - - 4 51
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 29. Rxd8+.
Puzzle rating 1725
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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29... Rxd8 30. Bf4+ Kc8 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. Ne5+ Ke8 33. Rxd8+ Kxd8
FEN: 1k1R3r/1p6/2b5/2p2p2/1bP5/1P3N1p/RP6/1KB5 b - - 0 29
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... Be4.
Puzzle rating 2308
Hint
Theme: pin, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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31. gxf5+ Bxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Rf3
FEN: 5r2/6p1/3q2k1/pp3pp1/3Bb1P1/P1P4R/1P5P/1B3RK1 w - - 1 31