Chess puzzles for Saturday, 11 December 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 8... Nxf2.
Puzzle rating 700
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, attacking f2/f7, opening tactic
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9. Qxf7#
FEN: r1bqk2r/pppp1pp1/7p/2bQP3/2B5/2P5/PP3nPP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 0 9
Medium: White to move and mate in 3
White to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 47... Kh7.
Puzzle rating 1551
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, rook endgame, endgame tactic
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48. g6+ Kh8 49. Ra8+ Re8 50. Rxe8#
FEN: 8/6pk/8/5KP1/R7/p3r3/8/8 w - - 1 48
Hard: White to move and mate in 5
White to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 28... Qxg4.
Puzzle rating 2192
Hint
Theme: quiet move, endgame tactic
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29. Rxg4+ Kh7 30. Rcg1 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Re5 32. Rh4+ Rh5 33. Rxh5#
FEN: 5rk1/1p3p2/p2p1p2/3P4/6q1/PP2rP1P/7K/2R3R1 w - - 0 29