Hard Chess Puzzle # 0061

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 : 0061

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/gbkl733

Hard chess puzzle 0061

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0061

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

See the interactive solution at the puzzle page

Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0061.

Move 1

Move by white

b6 - This is the right pawn to promote. Though the pawn in f file is closer for promotion, the game will end in a stalemate if that pawn is moved

Move 2

Move by black

Kg8 - This is the only free square available. Opponent's king can not come to seventh rank due to the attack of bishop and knight

Move 3

Move by white

Move 4

Move by black

Kf8 - King moves to f8. Opponent's king can not come to seventh rank due to the attack of bishop and pawn

Move 5

Move by white

b8=Q# - Pawn is promoted to a queen and checkmate. This is how you can mate in 3 moves

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0061.

Move 1

Move by white

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

Move 4

Move by black

Move 5

Move by white

b8=R# - Pawn is promoted to a rook and checkmate. This is how you can mate in 3 moves

Ganesh

Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0061

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

b6, b7, b8=Q#
b6, b7, b8=R#

Explanation for the moves

b6 - This is the right pawn to promote. Though the pawn in f file is closer for promotion, the game will end in a stalemate if that pawn is moved
b7 - Pawn advances for promotion
b8=Q# - Pawn is promoted to a queen and checkmate. This is how you can mate in 3 moves
b8=R# - Pawn is promoted to a rook and checkmate. This is how you can mate in 3 moves
Kg8 - This is the only free square available. Opponent’s king can not come to seventh rank due to the attack of bishop and knight
Kf8 - King moves to f8. Opponent’s king can not come to seventh rank due to the attack of bishop and pawn
For right move - You know which pawn to be promoted to win. You have cracked it nicely
For wrong move - You should have promoted the pawn in b file for the mate in 3 moves. Try again