Chess puzzles for Wednesday, 4 August 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 35... fxg6.
Puzzle rating 1245
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, epaulette mate, deflection
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36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7#
FEN: 3rrk2/3q2pQ/b2Np1p1/p3P3/3P4/P1p3n1/2B2PPK/2n5 w - - 0 36
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 32. hxg6.
Puzzle rating 1445
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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32... Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kh2 Nf1+
FEN: 4r1k1/2R5/6Pp/3p1p2/3b4/6BB/P2nrPP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 32
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 18. Rxf6.
Puzzle rating 2349
Hint
Theme: hanging piece, middlegame tactic
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18... Rxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. e5 dxe5
FEN: r2q1rk1/p5b1/2bppR2/1pp3N1/4P2Q/1PNP4/1PP3PP/R5K1 b - - 0 18