Hard Chess Puzzle # 0077

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 : 0077

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : Black

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/gbjq8c3

Hard chess puzzle 0077

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0077

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 0077.

Move 1

Move by black

g2+ - This is a discovered check as the pawn movement reveals the attack from your queen

Move 2

Move by white

Ke2 - Since there are no pieces to block the attack from your queen, opponent's king moves to e2 which is the only free square available

Move 3

Move by black

Qxe4+ - Your queen captures the pawn at e file and gives the next check.

Move 4

Move by white

Kf2 - Opponent's king is forced to go to f2. This is a zugzwang move.

Move 5

Move by black

gxh1=N# - Your pawn promotes itself to a knight by capturing the rook. It is always not necessary to promote the pawn to a high value piece. You can some times under-promote the pawn. Opponent's king has no free squares. This is how you can mate in 3 moves

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0077

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

g2+, Qxe4+, gxh1=N#

Explanation for the moves

g2+ - This is a discovered check as the pawn movement reveals the attack from your queen
Qxe4+ - Your queen captures the pawn at e file and gives the next check.
gxh1=N# - Your pawn promotes itself to a knight by capturing the rook. It is always not necessary to promote the pawn to a high value piece. You can some times under-promote the pawn. Opponent’s king has no free squares. This is how you can mate in 3 moves
Ke2 - Since there are no pieces to block the attack from your queen, opponent’s king moves to e2 which is the only free square available
Kf2 - Opponent’s king is forced to go to f2. This is a zugzwang move.
For right move - You have wisely under-promoted your pawn to win the game. Keep up the good work
For wrong move - You could have won after promoting your pawn to a knight. Try again