Easy Chess Puzzle # 0101

Solve this easy chess puzzle and improve your chess games through improvement of your chess strategies and chess tactics.

Puzzle No : 0101

Difficulty level : Easy

Description : Gain opponent’s rook

Next Move : Black

Player level : Beginner

Easy chess puzzle 0101

At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to gain opponent’s rook.

See the interactive solution at the puzzle page

This is the initial board position of easy chess puzzle 0101.

Move by black

pawn in a file is promoted to a queen and gives check to opponent. by the check the queen is also having an x-ray attack on opponent’s rook

Move by white

opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to f2.

Move by black

your queen captures opponents hanging rook through a skewer attack. this is how you can gain opponent’s rook.

This is the initial board position of easy chess puzzle 0101.

Move by black

pawn in a file is promoted to a rook and gives check to opponent. by the check the rook is also having an x-ray attack on opponent’s rook

Move by white

opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to f2.

Move by black

your rook captures opponents hanging rook through a skewer attack. this is how you can gain opponent’s rook.

Ganesh

Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves

a1=Q+ - Pawn in a file is promoted to a queen and gives check to opponent. By the check the queen is also having an x-ray attack on opponent’s rook
a1=R+ - Pawn in a file is promoted to a rook and gives check to opponent. By the check the rook is also having an x-ray attack on opponent’s rook
Kf2 - Opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to f2.
Qxh1 - Your queen captures opponents hanging rook through a skewer attack. This is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
Rxh1 - Your rook captures opponents hanging rook through a skewer attack. This is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
For right move - You have gained the opponent’s rook through a right skewer attack. You made the right choice
For wrong move - You could have promoted the pawn and give the check which would gain the rook