Daily chess puzzle - hints and answers for Wednesday, November 11, 2026
This chess puzzle comes from a classical game on Lichess between cheetah6969 (1,696) and ARTALES (1,765). Black to move, and the position holds a decisive tactic for black. Lichess rates the puzzle 1,960, which sits in our Hard band. Work the ladder below: the board first, then hints that give away a little more with each step down the ladder.
Step 1 - The setup
From a classical game (90+0) on Lichess between cheetah6969 (1,696) and ARTALES (1,765). The position comes 80 half-moves into the game, right after White played Re2. Black to move.
Puzzle from a real game played on Lichess (CC0): cheetah6969 (1,696) vs ARTALES (1,765). Play it on Lichess · See the full game
Step 2 - The idea
What kind of tactic is hiding in the position.
The theme is crushing: one forcing idea wins decisive material - the position collapses once you find it.
Step 3 - The piece
Which piece makes the key move.
Your rook is the piece that starts the tactic.
Step 4 - The first move
The first move of the line, in standard notation.
Rxe2+ - the rook moves from e1 to e2 capturing the piece on e2 with check.
Step 5 - The solution
The full line, move by move - and a stepper that walks the board through it.
41... Rxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Kc6 - 3 moves.
The line ends with black decisively ahead - on Lichess the puzzle stops here because the win is clear.