Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 8 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 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 42. exf7.
Puzzle rating 705
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, back-rank mate, queen endgame
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42... Qf1+ 43. Qe1 Qxe1#
FEN: 2k5/pp3P2/5Ppp/3p1q2/3P3P/6Q1/PP6/K7 b - - 0 42
Medium: Black to move and mate in 3
Black to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 31. Qxh7.
Puzzle rating 1587
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, back-rank mate, deflection
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31... Qxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Be3+ 33. Kh1 Rxf1#
FEN: 5k2/7Q/4p1p1/4P1b1/3p4/5P2/P4RPP/1r1q1NK1 b - - 0 31
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 38... c5+.
Puzzle rating 2372
Hint
Theme: defensive move, en passant, pawn endgame
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39. dxc6 Kxc6 40. Kc4 Kb6 41. g4
FEN: 8/8/3k2p1/p1pP4/1p1K1P2/6P1/P7/8 w - c6 0 39