Hard Chess Puzzle # 0074

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 : 0074

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/gxs34t3

Hard chess puzzle 0074

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0074

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 0074.

Move 1

Move by white

Qh5+ - Your queen moves to h file and gives check to the king

Move 2

Move by black

Kg8 - Since opponent's king can not come to g7 due to the attack from your king, it moves to g8

Move 3

Move by white

Move 4

Move by black

Kf8 - This is the only legal move available. Opponent's king can not capture your queen due to the support from your king.

Move 5

Move by white

Qh8# - Queen moves to eighth rank and checkmate. King can not come to seventh rank due to the attack from your pawn and king. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0074.

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

Qf7# - Queen moves to f7 and checkmate. King can not capture the queen due to the support from the king. This is how you can mate in 3 moves. This is called queen mate

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0074

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

Qh5+, Qh7+, Qh8#
Qh5+, Qh7+, Qf7#

Explanation for the moves

Qh5+ - Your queen moves to h file and gives check to the king
Qh7+ - Your queen gives the next check
Qh8# - Queen moves to eighth rank and checkmate. King can not come to seventh rank due to the attack from your pawn and king. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
Qf7# - Queen moves to f7 and checkmate. King can not capture the queen due to the support from the king. This is how you can mate in 3 moves. This is called queen mate
Kg8 - Since opponent’s king can not come to g7 due to the attack from your king, it moves to g8
Kf8 - This is the only legal move available. Opponent’s king can not capture your queen due to the support from your king.
For right move - Your queen moved effectively to win the game. Keep up the good work.
For wrong move - You could have had a queen mate in 3 moves. Do not stop trying