Hard Chess Puzzle # 0094

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 : 0094

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 4 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0094

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0094

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 0094.

Move 1

Move by white

your knight gives the check. opponent has two moves. either they can move their king or move their rook. if they move their rook, you can have a ladder mate.

Move 2

Move by black

opponent chose to move their king. opponent’s king can’t come to seventh rank due to the attack from your queen.

Move 3

Move by white

your second knight moves to d7 and gives check to opponent.

Move 4

Move by black

opponent’s rook captures your knight to escape from the check threat

Move 5

Move by white

your rook moves to b8 and gives check to opponent.

Move 6

Move by black

opponent’s rook moves to d8 and blocks the check threat.

Move 7

Move by white

your rook captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t capture your rook since it is supported by knight.. this is how you can mate in 4 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0094

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

Ne6+, Nd6+, Rb8+, Rxd8#

Explanation for the moves

Ne6+ - your knight gives the check. opponent has two moves. either they can move their king or move their rook. If they move their rook, you can have a ladder mate.
Ke8 - opponent chose to move their king. opponent’s king can’t come to seventh rank due to the attack from your queen.
Nd6+ - Your second knight moves to d7 and gives check to opponent.
Rxd6 - Opponent’s rook captures your knight to escape from the check threat
Rb8+ - Your rook moves to b8 and gives check to opponent.
Rd8 - opponent’s rook moves to d8 and blocks the check threat.
Rxd8# - Your rook captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t capture your rook since it is supported by knight.. This is how you can mate in 4 moves.
For right move - Your moves of rook and knights are clever. Keep it up
For wrong move - You could have sacrificed one of your knight for mate in 4 moves. Try again