Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 25 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 31... Rb5.
Puzzle rating 884
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, epaulette mate, endgame tactic
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32. Qd8#
FEN: 8/5p2/p1rkp1p1/Qr1p2Pp/1pqP3P/PR6/1PP2P2/1KR5 w - - 3 32
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 32. Qd5.
Puzzle rating 1535
Hint
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32... Ne2+ 33. Kh1 fxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Nf4+
FEN: 6k1/5p2/p4qp1/2PQ3p/2Rnr3/5p1P/P4PP1/5RK1 b - - 3 32
Hard: Black to move and mate in 5
Black to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 22. Rd1.
Puzzle rating 2394
Hint
Theme: Pillsbury’s mate, fork, attraction (decoy)
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22... Rxb5+ 23. cxb5 Qa4+ 24. Kxa4 Bc2+ 25. Ka5 Ra8+ 26. Qa7 Rxa7#
FEN: 3r2k1/1pp1bp1p/1r4p1/1N3b2/2P4q/PK3P1P/PB2B3/3R2QR b - - 1 22