Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 9 November 2027
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 23. Rxd8.
Puzzle rating 1186
Hint
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23... Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Qxd8
FEN: 3Rq1k1/5ppp/p3p3/1p2n3/8/1B3Q2/PP3PPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 23
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 73... h4.
Puzzle rating 1723
Hint
Theme: quiet move, defensive move, promotion
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74. gxh4 Kxf4 75. h5 Kg4 76. h6 f4 77. h7 f3 78. h8=Q f2 79. Qh1
FEN: 8/8/5K2/5p2/4kP1p/6P1/8/8 w - - 0 74
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 39... h5.
Puzzle rating 2094
Hint
Theme: deflection, endgame tactic
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40. f5 gxf5 41. gxh5
FEN: 8/8/6p1/1kp4p/2n2PP1/pKB1P3/3P4/8 w - - 0 40