Chess puzzles for Saturday, 5 June 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 24. Qg7.
Puzzle rating 749
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, hook mate, middlegame tactic
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24... Rxf2#
FEN: r2qkr2/p3n1Q1/2p5/1p1pP2p/3P2pN/2N3Pn/PP3PKP/R6R b q - 4 24
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 52. c4.
Puzzle rating 1566
Hint
Theme: quiet move, advanced pawn, pawn endgame
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52... Kb4 53. Kd4 a4 54. c5 a3 55. c6 a2
FEN: 8/8/6p1/p4p1p/k1P2P1P/3K2P1/8/8 b - - 0 52
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 18. a3.
Puzzle rating 2236
Hint
Theme: queenside attack, middlegame tactic
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18... Rxc2+ 19. Kb1 d3 20. axb4 Rxb2+
FEN: 2r1r1k1/pp4pp/4Nb2/3p4/1n1p4/P4B2/1PP2PPP/2KR3R b - - 0 18