Hard Chess Puzzle # 0090

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 : 0090

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0090

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0090

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 2 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0090.

Move 1

Move by black

opponents’ queen moves to c7 to form a battery formation to attack your rook. if your rook moves, they will have a checkmate

Move 2

Move by white

you are ready to sacrifice the rook to have a mate in 2 moves. your queen moves to a3 and targets the opponent’s rook

Move 3

Move by black

opponent’s queen captures your hanging rook and getting ready for a checkmate.

Move 4

Move by white

your queen captures the opponent’s hanging rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move since no free squares are available.. this is how you can mate in 2 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0090

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

Qa3, Qxf8#

Explanation for the moves

Qc7 - Opponents’ queen moves to c7 to form a battery formation to attack your rook. If your rook moves, they will have a checkmate
Qa3 - You are ready to sacrifice the rook to have a mate in 2 moves. Your queen moves to a3 and targets the opponent’s rook
Qxf4 - Opponent’s queen captures your hanging rook and getting ready for a checkmate.
Qxf8# - Your queen captures the opponent’s hanging rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t move since no free squares are available.. This is how you can mate in 2 moves.
For right move - You know exactly which moves will give you victory. Good job
For wrong move - You could have had a check mate by moving the queen. Try again.