Puzzle of the day
Sunday 25 October 2026. Make a queen. White to play.
Can a pawn reach the last row?
Show the answer
Rook to c8 (Rc8). Black plays queen takes c8. Pawn takes c8 and becomes a queen, check (dxc8=Q+).
A new puzzle every day
Each day has its own theme: checkmates on Monday and Friday, winning a piece on Tuesday, forks on Wednesday, pins on Thursday, the back row on Saturday and making a queen on Sunday. Every puzzle is a real position from Lichess, checked by a chess engine so the answer is the one good move.
Earlier puzzles
- Saturday 24 October 2026: Back-rank mate
- Friday 23 October 2026: Checkmate in 2
- Thursday 22 October 2026: Pins and skewers
- Wednesday 21 October 2026: Forks
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: Win a piece
- Monday 19 October 2026: Checkmate in 1
- Sunday 18 October 2026: Make a queen
- Saturday 17 October 2026: Back-rank mate
- Friday 16 October 2026: Checkmate in 2
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