Chess puzzles for Wednesday, 3 November 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 57... Kc4.
Puzzle rating 728
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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58. Ba6#
FEN: 2B5/5p2/3Bp1p1/p2bP1P1/2kp4/2p5/2K5/8 w - - 10 58
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 19... f5.
Puzzle rating 1870
Hint
Theme: en passant, middlegame tactic
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20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6
FEN: 1r1qr1k1/pbp3n1/3p3Q/2p1Pp2/2P5/P2B1P1P/2P3P1/3R1RK1 w - f6 0 20
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 38. b5.
Puzzle rating 2559
Hint
Theme: quiet move, pawn endgame, endgame tactic
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38... axb5 39. Kxb5 Kc3 40. Kc5 Kd3 41. e5 f5 42. Kd5 Ke3 43. e6 fxe6+
FEN: 8/5p2/p4p2/1PK5/4PP1p/1k5P/8/8 b - - 0 38