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Puzzle No : 0120
Difficulty level : Easy
Description : Pin and capture opponent’s rook
Next Move : White
Player level : Beginner
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Easy chess puzzle 0120
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Solution to easy chess puzzle 0120
At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to pin and capture opponent’s rook.
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Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of easy chess puzzle 0120.
Move 1
Move by black
opponent’s rook captures your hanging pawn.
Move 2
Move by white
your bishop pins the opponent’s rook to their king. opponent’s rook can’t move since the movement exposes it’s king to a check.
Move 3
Move by black
opponent’s king move to f8 to un-pin the rook.
Move 4
Move by white
your bishop captures opponents hanging rook. this is how you can pin and capture opponent’s rook.
Right moves for the solution to the easy chess puzzle 0120
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Ba4, Bxb5
Explanation for the moves
- Rxb5 - Opponent’s rook captures your hanging pawn.
- Ba4 - Your bishop pins the opponent’s rook to their king. Opponent’s rook can’t move since the movement exposes it’s king to a check.
- Kf8 - Opponent’s king move to f8 to un-pin the rook.
- Bxb5 - Your bishop captures opponents hanging rook. This is how you can pin and capture opponent’s rook.
- For right move - You gained a rook through a pin. Good job
- For wrong move - You should have pinned the rook to their king to capture it. Dont give up yet
Categories of easy chess puzzle 0120
This easy chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Easy chess puzzles
- Gain puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Pin puzzles in chess
- Bishop puzzles in chess
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How to view the solution to easy chess puzzle 0120
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How to get help for moves in the easy chess puzzle 0120
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- Click the help button (exclamation mark as shown below) to get help or suggestion on next possible move
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