Chess puzzles for Monday, 25 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 28... Qxh3.
Puzzle rating 881
Hint
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29. Rd8+ Re8 30. Rxe8#
FEN: 7k/1pR4p/6p1/4r3/p5P1/P3P2q/1PP2P2/3R2K1 w - - 0 29
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 15. Qxg7.
Puzzle rating 1831
Hint
Theme: fork, trapped piece, middlegame tactic
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15... Be5 16. Qxh8+ Bxh8
FEN: r3k2r/pbq2pQ1/2pb4/P2n2B1/B3p3/3P4/P1P2PPP/RN2K2R b KQkq - 0 15
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 6... g4.
Puzzle rating 2367
Hint
Theme: fork, en passant, attacking f2/f7
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7. Ng5 d5 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. Bxh5
FEN: rnbqkb1r/pppp1p1p/8/4P2n/2B2ppP/5N2/PPPP2P1/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 7