Hard Chess Puzzle # 0060

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 : 0060

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : Black,

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/ghdxs03

Hard chess puzzle 0060

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0060

At this puzzle, next move is by Black,. 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 0060.

Move 1

Move by black

Nf5+ - Knight gives a check and at the same time blocks the bishop's attack. This will be helpful in future moves. If you miss one move opponent's king will get a breathing square

Move 2

Move by white

Kh3 - Opponent's king moves to h3 since this is the only free square available

Move 3

Move by black

Ne3+ - This is a discovered check since the movement of the knight results in a check from the bishop. The knight can not be captured by the opponent's pawn, since the king is forced to respond

Move 4

Move by white

Kg3 - Opponent's king comes back to g3 as this is the only legal move available

Move 5

Move by black

Nf1# - Knight gives the checkmate. Opponent's king has no free square to move. Your knight can not be captured. This is how you can mate in 3 moves

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0060

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

Nf5+, Ne3+, Nf1#

Explanation for the moves

Nf5+ - Knight gives a check and at the same time blocks the bishop’s attack. This will be helpful in future moves. If you miss one move opponent’s king will get a breathing square
Ne3+ - This is a discovered check since the movement of the knight results in a check from the bishop. The knight can not be captured by the opponent’s pawn, since the king is forced to respond
Nf1# - Knight gives the checkmate. Opponent’s king has no free square to move. Your knight can not be captured. This is how you can mate in 3 moves
Kh3 - Opponent’s king moves to h3 since this is the only free square available
Kg3 - Opponent’s king comes back to g3 as this is the only legal move available
For right move - You have moved your knight effectively and had a checkmate with a help from discovered check. Keep it up
For wrong move - You could have used one of your knights to have a mate in 3 moves. Try again