Easy Chess puzzle # 0120 - Pin and capture opponent's rook

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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

1. Ba4, Bxb5

Explanation for the moves

1. Rxb5 - Opponent’s rook captures your hanging pawn.
2. 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.
3. Kf8 - Opponent’s king move to f8 to un-pin the rook.
4. Bxb5 - Your bishop captures opponents hanging rook. This is how you can pin and capture opponent’s rook.
5. For right move - You gained a rook through a pin. Good job
6. 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.

1. Easy chess puzzles
2. Gain puzzles in chess
3. Strategy puzzles in chess
4. Pin puzzles in chess
5. Bishop puzzles in chess

easy chess puzzle 0120 chart

How to view the solution to easy chess puzzle 0120

To view the solution to this puzzle, follow the steps given below

1. Go to the puzzle page
2. Click the solution button (Key as shown below) to view the solution

How to get help for moves in the easy chess puzzle 0120

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1. Go to the puzzle page
2. Click the help button (exclamation mark as shown below) to get help or suggestion on next possible move

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Table of Contents

• Easy chess puzzle 0120
• Solution to easy chess puzzle 0120
  • Solution 1
    • Initial board position
    • Move 1
    • Move 2
    • Move 3
    • Move 4
  • Right moves for the solution to the easy chess puzzle 0120
  • Explanation for the moves
• Categories of easy chess puzzle 0120
• easy chess puzzle 0120 chart
• How to view the solution to easy chess puzzle 0120
• How to get help for moves in the easy chess puzzle 0120
• Play chess for free