Chess puzzles for Sunday, 23 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 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 40... Kd7.
Puzzle rating 898
Hint
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41. Rg7+ Ke8 42. Ra8#
FEN: 8/3k3p/R7/4p3/1p1pP3/1PpK3P/2P3R1/2q5 w - - 12 41
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 46. Rxg4.
Puzzle rating 1857
Hint
Theme: fork, queen and rook endgame, endgame tactic
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46... Qh3+ 47. Kg1 Qxg4
FEN: 8/p7/7q/8/kP4R1/2P1R1P1/5P2/5K2 b - - 0 46
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 28. axb5.
Puzzle rating 2544
Hint
Theme: en passant, middlegame tactic
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28... Rdg8 29. b4 cxb3
FEN: 2kr3r/3n1p2/p3p3/1Pq1Pb2/2p2P2/2Pp2QP/1P1N2BK/R6R b - - 0 28