Hard Chess Puzzle # 0091

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 : 0091

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 5 moves

Next Move : Black

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0091

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0091

At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 5 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0091.

Move 1

Move by black

your rook captures opponents knight. opponent’s rook can’t capture your rook since it is pinned to their king by your queen

Move 2

Move by white

opponent’s pawn moves to unpin their rook

Move 3

Move by black

your queen moves to d3 and gives check

Move 4

Move by white

opponent’s rook blocks the check

Move 5

Move by black

your queen captures opponents hanging rook and gives check

Move 6

Move by white

opponent’s king moves to a4 as this is the only legal move available.

Move 7

Move by black

your rook moves to a2 and gives check

Move 8

Move by white

opponent’s king moves to a4 as this is the only legal move available.

Move 9

Move by black

your queen moves to c6 and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t capture your queen since it is supported by pawn.. this is how you can mate in 5 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0091

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

Rxc2, Qd3+, Qxc3+, Ra2+, Qc6#

Explanation for the moves

Rxc2 - Your rook captures opponents knight. Opponent’s rook can’t capture your rook since it is pinned to their king by your queen
b4 - Opponent’s pawn moves to unpin their rook
Qd3+ - Your queen moves to d3 and gives check
Rc3 - Opponent’s rook blocks the check
Qxc3+ - Your queen captures opponents hanging rook and gives check
Ka4 - Opponent’s king moves to a4 as this is the only legal move available.
Ra2+ - Your rook moves to a2 and gives check
Kb5 - Opponent’s king moves to a4 as this is the only legal move available.
Qc6# - Your queen moves to c6 and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t capture your queen since it is supported by pawn.. This is how you can mate in 5 moves.
For right move - You had a checkmate in five moves. Those were fine moves
For wrong move - You underestimated the power of rook and queen. Do not give up.