Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 19 October 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 29... Nxd5.
Puzzle rating 1135
Hint
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30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Nxd5
FEN: 6k1/R1N1r2p/3p4/3n1p2/P7/7P/6P1/7K w - - 0 30
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 7... f6.
Puzzle rating 1512
Hint
Theme: opening tactic
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8. Qh5+ g6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qxh8
FEN: rnbqkb1r/1pp3pp/p3pp2/4N3/2PPp3/8/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 8
Hard: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 28... Rfc8.
Puzzle rating 2218
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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29. Qa6+ Bxa6 30. R2c6#
FEN: 1rr5/1bR5/3k4/p2pq3/Pp5p/3QP2P/1PR3P1/6K1 w - - 4 29