Chess puzzles for Saturday, 12 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 15... Rg8.
Puzzle rating 740
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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16. Nxf7#
FEN: r1bq2rk/1p3p1p/p1n1p2b/3pPpN1/3P1P2/2N1B1Q1/PP4PP/R4RK1 w - - 4 16
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 54. Kc6.
Puzzle rating 1412
Hint
Theme: advanced pawn, bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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54... Kf2 55. Bg4 e2
FEN: 8/b7/P1K4p/8/7P/4p1k1/4B3/8 b - - 6 54
Hard: Black to move and mate in 3
Black to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 27. c3.
Puzzle rating 2298
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, sacrifice, queenside attack
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27... Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Rxc3+ 29. bxc3 Rxc3#
FEN: 2r4k/3Q2p1/p1r3P1/1p2p1bP/4Pp2/P1P2P1B/qP1R1B2/2K4R b - - 0 27