Chess puzzles for Monday, 7 June 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 30... Bxd6.
Puzzle rating 712
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, hook mate, middlegame tactic
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31. Rxd6#
FEN: 6r1/1p4rp/2kbbp2/1NP1p3/PP3p2/2P1nP2/5BPP/3R1B1K w - - 0 31
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 20. d5.
Puzzle rating 1580
Hint
Theme: pin, middlegame tactic
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20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bc5 22. Qxc5 Rxc5
FEN: 2r1r1k1/1b1q1ppp/p2b4/3P1P2/2P1p1n1/1PN1B1N1/P5PP/R1Q2RK1 b - - 0 20
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 41... Ke6.
Puzzle rating 2389
Hint
Theme: zugzwang, pawn endgame, endgame tactic
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42. Ke4 Kd6 43. Kf5 Kd5 44. Kg6 Kxd4 45. Kxh6
FEN: 8/8/2p1kp1p/1p4pP/pP1P2P1/P4K2/5P2/8 w - - 2 42