Chess puzzles for Saturday, 26 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 46... Rxg2.
Puzzle rating 1116
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, epaulette mate, endgame tactic
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47. Rf7#
FEN: 7r/2R3p1/pp1Npkp1/2np4/5P2/4K3/P5r1/8 w - - 0 47
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 20... Bb5.
Puzzle rating 1558
Hint
Theme: X-ray attack, middlegame tactic
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21. Qxb5 Qxb5 22. Rxb5
FEN: 2r2rk1/4ppbp/3p2p1/1bqR2B1/1p2PP2/1B5P/1PP1Q1PK/5R2 w - - 1 21
Hard: Black to move and mate in 3
Black to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 13. Bd3.
Puzzle rating 2222
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, discovered check, double check
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13... Qg2+ 14. Kxg2 Nf4+ 15. Kg1 Nh3#
FEN: r3k2r/ppp2ppp/2bbp3/3n4/1P1Pq3/P2BP1P1/1B3P1P/RN1Q1RK1 b kq - 2 13