Chess puzzles for Friday, 22 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 31... Kd7.
Puzzle rating 1165
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, middlegame tactic
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32. Rb7+ Ke8 33. Nd6#
FEN: R2r1r2/3k2pp/2p1b3/2P5/3bNpP1/3p3P/5PKn/1R6 w - - 4 32
Medium: Black to move and mate in 3
Black to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 38. Bxf7.
Puzzle rating 1578
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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38... Rxh3+ 39. gxh3 Qxh3+ 40. Kg1 Be3#
FEN: 8/1p3B1k/6pb/3Qp2p/P1P1P3/4qr1P/6P1/2RR3K b - - 0 38
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 43. Kc4.
Puzzle rating 2184
Hint
Theme: knight endgame, endgame tactic
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43... g4 44. Ne1 Ne3+ 45. Kd3 Nf1
FEN: 8/5p2/4p3/3n1kp1/1pKP4/1P3PPp/2N4P/8 b - - 3 43