Chess puzzles for Saturday, 17 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 31... Rxg3.
Puzzle rating 956
Hint
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32. Nxf6+ gxf6 33. Rxg3+
FEN: 4r1k1/1p1N1pp1/p3pq1p/3pR3/8/P5rP/1PP5/2K3R1 w - - 0 32
Medium: Black to move and mate in 4
Black to move and mate in 4. The opponent just played 19. Nge2.
Puzzle rating 1518
Hint
Theme: mate in 4, deflection, attraction (decoy)
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19... Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Qe3+ 21. Kf1 Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Qe1#
FEN: r5k1/pp1r2pp/1q2pB2/1b6/6Q1/2N2P2/PPP1NbPP/3R1K1R b - - 8 19
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 57. Rf3.
Puzzle rating 2210
Hint
Theme: promotion, advanced pawn, rook endgame
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57... c3+ 58. Ka1 c2 59. Rxb3+ Kc4 60. Kxa2 c1=Q
FEN: 8/8/8/8/1kp5/1p3R2/pK6/8 b - - 3 57