DGT2027 Calendar Puzzle Results

This page contains the solutions to all monthly chess puzzles and to the puzzles featured on the centre pages of the DGT 2027 International Chess Calendar.

January 2027

Solution

1.Ba5!, Kc8 

2.Rd8#

February 2027

Solution

1.Rxa7+, Bxa7 

2.Rxa7#

March 2027

Solution

1.Nxc6!,bxc6 

2.Nd7#

April 2027

Solution

1.Bxb7+!, Kxb7 

2.c8Q#

May 2027

Solution

1.Nf6+,gxf6 

2.Nxf7#

June 2026

Solution

1.Qxh5,gxh5 

2.Bh7#

July 2027

Solution

1.a4+!,Kxa4 

2.Qb3#

August 2027

Solution

1.Qh6+,Kg8 (1..,Kxh6 2.Rh1#) 

2.Rc8+,Rf8 

3.Rxf8#

September 2027

Solution

1.Qf8+!,Kxf8 

2.Rxf7+,Ke8 

3.Rf8+, Kd7 (or Ke7) 

4.R2f7#

October 2027

Solution

1.f6!!,exf6 

2.Ndf5 (or Ngf5), Bxf5 

3.Nxf5, Rxf3 

4.Qg7#

November 2027

Solution

1.Qxf7!,Qxg3 (..,Rxf7 2.Rg8#)  

2.hxg3,Pe6 

3. Dxf8+,Pxf8 

4.Tg8#

December 2027

Solution

1.Nf6+,gxf6 

2.Qh7+,Kf8 

3.Nxe6!!, Nxe6 

4.Bh6+,Ng7 

5.Qxg7# (or Bxg7#)

Puzzle 1

Solution

1.Rxh5+!,Kg8 

2.Qh3!,gxh5 

3.Qg3+,Kh8 

4.Qg7#

Puzzle 2

Solution

1.h6! (g6?,Kf6!), f4 

2.g6!,hxg6 

3.h7 

Puzzle 3

Solution

1.Ld6!,Ra8 

2.e8Q!,Rxe8 

3.Lb8,Re4+ 

4.Kb5

Puzzle 4

Solution

1.Dd6!, Nc6 

2.Nxa5

Puzzle 5

Solution

1.Rc4+!,Kxa3 

2.Rc3+,Ka4

3.Rc1,Rxb7 

4.Ra1+,Kb4 

5.Rb1+

Puzzle 6

Solution

1.f4+! (h4+?,gxh3 2.f4+,Kg4 3.Qg6+,Kf3), gxf3 

2.h4+,Kg4 

3.Qg6+,Kh3 

4.Qxf5#  

Puzzle 7

Solution

1.Rd8+,Bb8 (..,Txd8 2.Txd8+,Lxd8 3.Dc8#) 

2.Qc8!, Rxd8 

3.Rxd8, Qc2+ 

4.Bd2,Rg2+ 

5.Kxh3

Puzzle 8

Solution

1.Be8!!,Rxf3 

2.Bxd7,Rxf2 

3.Re8+

Puzzle 9

Solution

1.Rh8+!, Bxh8 

2.Bh6+,Bg7 

3.Qxf6+!,Kg8 

4.Qxg7# 

Puzzle 10

Solution

1.Rxc7+!,Qxc7 

2.Qa6+,Kd7 

3.Qe6#

Puzzle 11

Solution

1.Qd8+,Kxe5 

2.f4+,Ke4 

3.Qd3#

Puzzle 12

Solution

1.Rxf4+!,Bxf4

2.g3+,Bxg3 

3.hxg3+,Kh3 

4.Bf1#

Puzzle 13

Solution

1.Be7!,Rxd1 (Rxe7? 2.Rxd8+) 

2.Bxd1

Puzzle 14

Solution

1.Bd8!,Qxd8 

2.Qd6+,Ke8 

3.Ng7#

Puzzle 15

Solution

1.Bd8!,Qxd8 

2.Qd6+,Ke8 

3.Ng7#

Puzzle 16

Solution

1.Rd4!! 

Puzzle 17

Solution

1.Qa5!(1.Qg5?,Ra1+ 2.Kg2,Qf3#; 1.Ra6?,Qd1+ 2.Kg2,Qg4+ 3.Kf1,Rxa6) Rf8

2.Qg5!,g6 

3.Qh6

Puzzle 18

Solution

1.Rd8+!,Kxd8 

2.Qxe4

Puzzle 19

Solution

1.Rxh7+!,Kxh7 (Qxh7 2.Qxb8+) 

2.Qh1+!,Kg7 

3.Qh6#

Puzzle 20

Solution

1.Rxf8+!,Kxf8 

2.Bxg7+!,Nxg7 

3.Qxa2

Puzzle 21

Solution

1.Ng5+!,hxg5 

2.Bf5

Puzzle 22

Solution

1.Qxh7+!,Kxh7 

2.Rh4#

Puzzle 23

Solution

1.Bh8!,Qd6+ (Kxh8? 2.Qf8#) 

2.Kf2

Puzzle 24

Solution

1.Rc8!,Rxc8 (Bxc8 2.Qxd8#) 

2.Rxc8,Qxc8 

3.Qe7#

Puzzle 25

Solution

1.Qxh7+!,Kxh7 

2.g6+,Kh8 

3.Rg5!!,fxg5 

4.hxg5#

Puzzle 26

Solution

1,Qxc6!, Rxc6 

2.Rd8#

Puzzle 27

Solution

1.Bf8!,Nxb3+ 

2.axb3,Rxf8

 3.Rxh8+! (Qh6?, Nh5) ..,Kxh8 

4.Qh6+,Kg8 

5.Nd5!

5..,Nxd5 

6.Rh1