Chess puzzles for Monday, 4 October 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... Qxc3.
Puzzle rating 932
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qh5#
FEN: 5r1k/p3r1pp/1p6/2pB1p2/8/P1q1P2R/4QPPP/6K1 w - - 0 27
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 9... dxc4.
Puzzle rating 1847
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, hanging piece, sacrifice
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10. Nxe4 c3+ 11. Kxf2 Qxd1 12. Bb5+ Bxb5 13. Rxd1
FEN: rn1qk2r/p1p2ppp/bp6/4P3/2p1n3/5N2/PP1NKbPP/R1BQ1B1R w kq - 0 10
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 43... b5.
Puzzle rating 2386
Hint
Theme: promotion, advanced pawn, pawn endgame
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44. axb5 a4 45. b6 a3 46. b7 a2 47. b8=Q a1=Q 48. Qc8+ Kg6 49. Qg8+
FEN: 8/8/8/ppp2kPp/P6P/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 44