Chess puzzles for Saturday, 10 July 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 46. Kh2.
Puzzle rating 1142
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, promotion, advanced pawn
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46... g1=Q+ 47. Kxh3 Qg3#
FEN: Q7/5R2/8/8/5p2/7p/5kpK/8 b - - 1 46
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 42... Kf5.
Puzzle rating 1817
Hint
Theme: skewer, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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43. g4+ Kxg4 44. Qh3+ Kxf4 45. Qg3+ Ke4 46. Qxd6
FEN: 8/6pp/p2q1p2/1p3k1P/5P2/4Q3/6PK/8 w - - 17 43
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 46... Ba5.
Puzzle rating 2537
Hint
Theme: quiet move, defensive move, advanced pawn
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47. b6 Kd8 48. b7 Bc7 49. a5 Bb8 50. Kb6
FEN: 8/4kpp1/2K1p2p/bP2P3/P7/6P1/6P1/8 w - - 6 47