Chess puzzles for Monday, 21 June 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 40... b5.
Puzzle rating 960
Hint
Theme: defensive move, pawn endgame, endgame tactic
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41. cxb5 Kxb5 42. Kd4
FEN: 8/8/6p1/1pk2p1p/1pP2P1P/1P1K2P1/8/8 w - - 0 41
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 47... g4.
Puzzle rating 1850
Hint
Theme: rook endgame, endgame tactic
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48. a6 h2 49. Rxh2
FEN: 7R/1K3p2/6k1/PP6/6p1/6rp/8/8 w - - 0 48
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 14... Nxe4.
Puzzle rating 2393
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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15. fxe4 Rxe4 16. O-O Be6 17. Bxe6
FEN: r3r1k1/ppp2ppp/n7/1N3b2/2B1n3/4BP2/PP4PP/3RK2R w K - 0 15