Chess puzzles for Monday, 6 December 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 62... Bxf4.
Puzzle rating 796
Hint
Theme: hanging piece, endgame tactic
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63. gxf4 Kd4 64. Nxf5+
FEN: 8/8/8/2k2p2/1p3bp1/1P2N1P1/3K4/8 w - - 0 63
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 44... f2.
Puzzle rating 1638
Hint
Theme: endgame tactic
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45. g6+ Kg7 46. Nxf2
FEN: 8/5k2/8/p4PP1/p1p1Nb2/2P5/1PK2p2/8 w - - 0 45
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 24... d5.
Puzzle rating 2384
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, middlegame tactic
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25. Nf2 Rg1 26. Bb5+ axb5 27. Rxg1
FEN: 7r/2pkbpp1/p4p2/2Pp1P2/3PN3/N4KPp/P7/R4B1r w - - 0 25