Chess puzzles for Friday, 4 June 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 22. Rxc7.
Puzzle rating 1281
Hint
Theme: intermezzo (zwischenzug), hanging piece, middlegame tactic
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22... Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxc7
FEN: 5rk1/1qRn1ppp/p2pbb2/1p6/1P1BPP2/P6P/3N2P1/1B1Q1RK1 b - - 0 22
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 44. Kh4.
Puzzle rating 1644
Hint
Theme: skewer, endgame tactic
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44... Rh6+ 45. Kg5 Be7+ 46. Kf5 Rf6+ 47. Ke4 Rxf4+
FEN: 8/6k1/1p4r1/p1b5/5QPK/8/8/8 b - - 14 44
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 23... Qe8.
Puzzle rating 2315
Hint
Theme: fork, intermezzo (zwischenzug), sacrifice
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24. Rxd5 Qxg6 25. Rc5+ Kb8 26. fxg6
FEN: r1k1q2r/1p6/p3p1Q1/b2bPPB1/7p/P7/1P4PP/3R1R1K w - - 3 24