Hard Chess Puzzle # 0039

Solve this hard chess puzzle and improve your chess games through improvement of your chess strategies and chess tactics. This hard puzzle is a subset of kids games.

Puzzle No : 0039

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/gfwngy3

Hard chess puzzle 0039

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0039

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 3 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0039.

Move 1

Move by white

Ng6+ - This sacrifice of the knight is a zugzwang move since it forces the pawn at h file to capture it which will put your opponent at disadvantage

Move 2

Move by black

hxg6 - Pawn captures the knight to escape from the check since this is the only legal move available

Move 3

Move by white

Rh3+ - This is another sacrifice to attract the bishop to h3

Move 4

Move by black

Bxh3 - This is another forced move as no other moves are available for the king to escape from the check

Move 5

Move by white

Qxh3# - King has no free squares to move and ends in a checkmate

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0039.

Move 1

Move by white

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

Qh3+ - The queen sacrifices itself to attract the bishop to h3

Move 4

Move by black

Move 5

Move by white

Rxh3# - King has no free squares to move and ends in a checkmate

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0039

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

Ng6+, Rh3+, Qxh3#
Ng6+, Qh3+, Rxh3#

Explanation for the moves

Ng6+ - This sacrifice of the knight is a zugzwang move since it forces the pawn at h file to capture it which will put your opponent at disadvantage
Rh3+ - This is another sacrifice to attract the bishop to h3
Qh3+ - The queen sacrifices itself to attract the bishop to h3
Qxh3# - King has no free squares to move and ends in a checkmate
Rxh3# - King has no free squares to move and ends in a checkmate
hxg6 - Pawn captures the knight to escape from the check since this is the only legal move available
Bxh3 - This is another forced move as no other moves are available for the king to escape from the check
For right move - You forced the pawn to open the h file with the zugzwang move and had a checkmate later. Good decision and a sacrifice
For wrong move - You should have had a zugzwang move and sacrificed your pieces to have a checkmate. Try again