Chess puzzles for Monday, 28 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 9... Nxh5.
Puzzle rating 766
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, attacking f2/f7, opening tactic
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10. Bxf7#
FEN: rn1qkb1r/pp2ppp1/2p5/4N1pn/2BP4/8/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 10
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 27... Nxg4.
Puzzle rating 1797
Hint
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28. Bd5+ Kf6 29. fxg4
FEN: 8/p4k1p/1p4p1/8/2PpB1n1/4rP2/PP6/1K5R w - - 0 28
Hard: Black to move and mate in 4
Black to move and mate in 4. The opponent just played 25. Bxg5.
Puzzle rating 2135
Hint
Theme: mate in 4, exposed king, middlegame tactic
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25... Bxf2+ 26. Kh3 Bf5+ 27. g4 hxg4+ 28. Kg2 Be4#
FEN: 2k2r2/ppp5/6b1/2b3Bp/8/2P3K1/PP3PPP/R4B1R b - - 0 25