Hard Chess Puzzle # 0081

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 : 0081

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 4 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/gslqnl3

Hard chess puzzle 0081

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0081

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 4 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0081.

Move 1

Move by black

Bxc3 - Opponent's bishop captures your rook thinking that this is a gain for them since if your bishop captures their bishop, their queen will capture it

Move 2

Move by white

Qd2 - Queen moves in such a way it has an x-ray attack on opponent's queen through their bishop. Their bishop can not capture your queen since the opponent pinned their bishop to their king.if their bishop captures your bishop, your queen can capture their queen.

Move 3

Move by black

Qxc5 - Opponent is forced to move their queen. Their queen captures your pawn and escapes from the x-ray attack

Move 4

Move by white

Bxc3+ - Your bishop captures the opponent's hanging bishop and gives check

Move 5

Move by black

Move 6

Move by white

Bxe5+ - Your bishop captures the opponent's hanging queen and gives next check

Move 7

Move by black

Move 8

Move by white

Bxf6# - Your bishop captures the opponent's hanging rook and checkmate. Opponent's king can not move since it is blocked by friendly pawn and g8 is attacked by your bishop. This is how you can mate in 4 moves

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0081.

Move 1

Move by black

Move 2

Move by white

Move 3

Move by black

Move 4

Move by white

Qxc3+ - Your queen captures the opponent's hanging bishop and gives check

Move 5

Move by black

Move 6

Move by white

Qxe5+ - Your queen captures the opponent's hanging queen and gives next check

Move 7

Move by black

Move 8

Move by white

Qxf6# - Your queen captures the opponent's hanging rook and checkmate. Opponent's king can not move since it is blocked by friendly pawn and g8 is attacked by your bishop. This is how you can mate in 4 moves

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0081

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

Qd2, Bxc3+, Bxe5+, Bxf6#
Qd2, Qxc3+, Qxe5+, Qxf6#

Explanation for the moves

Bxc3 - Opponent’s bishop captures your rook thinking that this is a gain for them since if your bishop captures their bishop, their queen will capture it
Qd2 - Queen moves in such a way it has an x-ray attack on opponent’s queen through their bishop. Their bishop can not capture your queen since the opponent pinned their bishop to their king.if their bishop captures your bishop, your queen can capture their queen.
Qxc5 - Opponent is forced to move their queen. Their queen captures your pawn and escapes from the x-ray attack
Bxc3+ - Your bishop captures the opponent’s hanging bishop and gives check
Qxc3+ - Your queen captures the opponent’s hanging bishop and gives check
Qe5 - Opponent’s queen blocks the check
Bxe5+ - Your bishop captures the opponent’s hanging queen and gives next check
Qxe5+ - Your queen captures the opponent’s hanging queen and gives next check
Rf6 - Opponent’s rook blocks the check
Bxf6# - Your bishop captures the opponent’s hanging rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can not move since it is blocked by friendly pawn and g8 is attacked by your bishop. This is how you can mate in 4 moves
Qxf6# - Your queen captures the opponent’s hanging rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can not move since it is blocked by friendly pawn and g8 is attacked by your bishop. This is how you can mate in 4 moves
For right move - You made sure that your bishop is unstoppable. Quite fantastic moves
For wrong move - You could have given series of checks using your bishop or queen to have a mate in 4 moves. Do not stop trying