Chess puzzles for Saturday, 30 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 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 14... Nxd8.
Puzzle rating 836
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, Pillsbury’s mate, queenside attack
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15. Rxd8#
FEN: rk1nb1nr/1pp3pp/p3Bp2/b3p3/4P3/P1N1B3/1PP1NPPP/2KR4 w - - 0 15
Medium: Black to move and mate in 4
Black to move and mate in 4. The opponent just played 18. Nxd6.
Puzzle rating 1624
Hint
Theme: mate in 4, pin, attraction (decoy)
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18... Rxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Rh8+ 20. Qh3 Rxh3+ 21. Kxh3 Qg3#
FEN: 1k1r3r/ppp2Rp1/3N4/8/4PpQ1/3P4/PPP2qPP/R6K b - - 0 18
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 25... Bb7.
Puzzle rating 2193
Hint
Theme: fork, capturing the defender, middlegame tactic
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26. c4 Qxd4 27. Qxd4 exd4 28. Rxd7+ Ke6 29. Rxb7
FEN: r2R4/1b1n1kp1/p5p1/3qp1B1/3N4/2P1QP2/2P2K2/8 w - - 4 26