Chess puzzles for Saturday, 19 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 32. Kg1.
Puzzle rating 864
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, discovered check, double check
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32... Nh3+ 33. Kh1 Qg1#
FEN: 5Q2/p5pk/1p2p2p/1R6/2RPp3/2P1q3/5nPP/5BK1 b - - 8 32
Medium: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 24... Qxh6.
Puzzle rating 1504
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, double check, kingside attack
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25. Rg8+ Kh7 26. Rh8#
FEN: r3rb1k/1pp2pR1/p2p3q/3P4/3B4/1P5P/1PP2P1K/6R1 w - - 0 25
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 14... Rxf4.
Puzzle rating 2227
Hint
Theme: intermezzo (zwischenzug), kingside attack, middlegame tactic
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15. Bxh7+ Kf8 16. Qxf4+
FEN: r3q1k1/pppb2bp/n2pp3/8/3P1rp1/2NBPN2/PPP2P1Q/2KR4 w - - 0 15