Hard Chess Puzzle # 0057

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 : 0057

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/gnt8lf3

Hard chess puzzle 0057

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0057

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 2 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0057.

Move 1

Move by white

Rh8+ - This will force the king to move from eighth rank.

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

Bg7# - This attack is from a discovered check as the movement of the bishop results in the check from the rook. Your bishop also stops the opponent's king from moving to f6. This is how you can mate in 2 moves

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0057.

Move 1

Move by white

Rhf1 - As c8, c7 and d7 are already attacked by your bishop and knight, opponent's king will next move to e file. This move is to attack the f file.

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

Bc7# - This is a discovered check as the movement of the bishop uncovers the attack from the rook. This bishop also attacks d8 so that the opponent's king wont move there. This is how you can mate in 2 moves

Solution 3

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0057.

Move 1

Move by white

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0057

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

Rh8+, Bg7#
Rhf1, Bc7#

Explanation for the moves

Rh8+ - This will force the king to move from eighth rank.
Bg7# - This attack is from a discovered check as the movement of the bishop results in the check from the rook. Your bishop also stops the opponent’s king from moving to f6. This is how you can mate in 2 moves
Rhf1 - As c8, c7 and d7 are already attacked by your bishop and knight, opponent’s king will next move to e file. This move is to attack the f file.
Bc7# - This is a discovered check as the movement of the bishop uncovers the attack from the rook. This bishop also attacks d8 so that the opponent’s king wont move there. This is how you can mate in 2 moves
Ke7 - King moves to e7
Ke8 - King moves to e8
For right move - You are cautious not to end the game in a draw as there are chances to stalemate. You avoided them. Good decision
For wrong move - You should have used one of your rooks and a discovered attack to mate in 2 moves. Try again