Chess puzzles for Saturday, 28 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 26... Bxe1.
Puzzle rating 936
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, double-bishop mate, kingside attack
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27. Be5+ Rf6 28. Bxf6#
FEN: r4r1k/1n5p/p1q1B1p1/1pp2P2/8/P2P2B1/2P3PP/1R2b1K1 w - - 0 27
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 32... Nf8.
Puzzle rating 1773
Hint
Theme: endgame tactic
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33. Rc8 Qxc8 34. Qxc8
FEN: 3q1n2/pp3pk1/6p1/3pPp2/3P3p/BP4rP/P1R3P1/2Q3K1 w - - 5 33
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 16... bxc3.
Puzzle rating 2498
Hint
Theme: pin, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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17. Rxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kf8 19. Qg5
FEN: r2qr1k1/4bppp/p3pn2/3pB3/3P4/2pB2RP/PP3PP1/R2Q2K1 w - - 0 17