Chess puzzles for Saturday, 3 July 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 45... Kf7.
Puzzle rating 1184
Hint
Theme: deflection, bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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46. Bh5+ Kg8 47. Kxe6
FEN: 5b2/5k2/4b2p/4K1p1/3B1p2/5B1P/5PP1/8 w - - 10 46
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 24. Nf5.
Puzzle rating 1784
Hint
Theme: attraction (decoy), queenside attack, middlegame tactic
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24... Bxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Nc4+ 26. dxc4 Qxd2
FEN: r1b1k2r/2p3bp/1p1q4/pP3Np1/4PpP1/P2Pn2P/1BPQ2B1/2K3RR b kq - 2 24
Hard: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 39... Rf6.
Puzzle rating 2155
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, Pillsbury’s mate, endgame tactic
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40. Rg3+ Kf4 41. Rh4#
FEN: 2r5/1p2n3/p2p1r1p/3Pp1k1/P1P1B3/1P5R/5pK1/7R w - - 4 40