Chess puzzles for Monday, 16 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 36... Ra7.
Puzzle rating 1182
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, hook mate, epaulette mate
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37. Re7+ Kg6 38. Rg7#
FEN: 2R1R3/r2n1k1p/1p3r1p/1p2bN2/1P4P1/5K1P/8/8 w - - 6 37
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 23... Bxe4.
Puzzle rating 1807
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 d5 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27. Nxe5
FEN: r3r1k1/ppp2ppp/3p4/7q/2N1bQ2/8/P1P2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 24
Hard: White to move and mate in 3
White to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 61... Qxa1.
Puzzle rating 2492
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, epaulette mate, middlegame tactic
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62. Rxa3+ Na4 63. Qc7+ Kb4 64. Rb3#
FEN: r6r/6pR/1nQ1p1P1/kP1pPp2/2PP4/p5R1/P6K/q7 w - - 0 62