Chess puzzles for Monday, 1 November 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 28... Rxe5.
Puzzle rating 946
Hint
Theme: intermezzo (zwischenzug), rook endgame, endgame tactic
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29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Rxe5
FEN: 6k1/p2R1r1p/1p4p1/3Rrp2/8/P5P1/1P5P/6K1 w - - 0 29
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 31... Nc7.
Puzzle rating 1512
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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32. Rd7+ Kg8 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Rxd8+
FEN: 2rr4/2n2kp1/Q6p/1p2p3/5p2/PqPR1P2/1P4PP/3R3K w - - 1 32
Hard: Black to move and mate in 5
Black to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 30. Kh3.
Puzzle rating 2495
Hint
Theme: sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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30... Qf1+ 31. Kxg4 Rxf4+ 32. gxf4 Qg2+ 33. Kf5 Qg6+ 34. Ke5 Qf6#
FEN: 5rk1/1R2R1pp/2p5/p1Qp4/P4BnP/6PK/2P5/3q4 b - - 6 30