Chess puzzles for Friday, 26 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 24... Kxh6.
Puzzle rating 1127
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, middlegame tactic
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25. Qg5#
FEN: r1q2r2/1b3pR1/p6k/1pb1P3/2p3Q1/P6P/BPP3P1/R6K w - - 0 25
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 50... Nc6.
Puzzle rating 1546
Hint
Theme: quiet move, advanced pawn, knight endgame
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51. a6 Kf5 52. b4 Nxb4 53. a7
FEN: 8/2N5/2n3k1/P5pp/8/1P6/8/6K1 w - - 1 51
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 11... Ng5.
Puzzle rating 2016
Hint
Theme: opening tactic
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12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4
FEN: r2qk2r/pbpp2bp/1p4p1/4npn1/N1P5/P3PN2/1P2BPPP/1RBQ1RK1 w kq - 2 12