Chess puzzles for Thursday, 29 July 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 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 14... g5.
Puzzle rating 1009
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, sacrifice, queenside attack
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15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. Ba6#
FEN: 2kr1b1r/pp1n1p2/2p1pn2/5qpp/1PB2B2/P1NP1Q1P/2P2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 15
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 20... Rxb1+.
Puzzle rating 1466
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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21. Rxb1 Bxc4 22. Nxd7
FEN: 7r/k2q1ppp/p2pbn2/N1p1N3/P1Q1P3/2PPP3/6PP/Rr4K1 w - - 0 21
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 23. Nec3.
Puzzle rating 2599
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, discovered check, sacrifice
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23... Nd6+ 24. f5 Rxf5 25. Bxd6 Re5+ 26. Kg2 Rxe4 27. Nxe4 Qxe4+
FEN: r4rk1/3p2pp/pp2q1n1/2pNBn2/P1P1QP2/1PN3PK/7P/R4R2 b - - 2 23