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Chess puzzles for Thursday, 19 August 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

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Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 49. Rd2.

Puzzle rating 1122

Hint

Theme: mate in 2, rook endgame, endgame tactic

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49... Rh1+ 50. Rh2 Rxh2#

FEN: 8/6P1/5k1K/8/8/3p4/P2R4/6r1 b - - 2 49

Medium: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 31... Rxb2.

Puzzle rating 1885

Hint

Theme: fork, skewer, sacrifice

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32. Qc3+ Qd4 33. Red1 Qxc3 34. Rxd8+

FEN: 3r3k/1p5p/p2q2p1/5p2/2Q1p2P/6P1/Pr3P2/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 32

Hard: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... Rf8.

Puzzle rating 2085

Hint

Theme: deflection, interference, endgame tactic

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31. Qb7+ Kd8 32. Rd3+ Ke7 33. Qxc7+

FEN: 2k2r2/p1p2qpp/Pp6/8/4Q3/4R2P/5P2/6K1 w - - 4 31