Hard Chess Puzzle # 0097

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 : 0097

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 4 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0097

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0097

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 0097.

Move 1

Move by white

your rook sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s king to h8

Move 2

Move by black

opponent’s king captures your rook as it is forced. this is a zugzwang move.

Move 3

Move by white

your next rook gives the check

Move 4

Move by black

opponent’s rook blocks the check. now the rook is pinned to their king

Move 5

Move by white

your bishop moves to c3 and gives check to opponent.

Move 6

Move by black

opponent’s pawn moves and blocks the check

Move 7

Move by white

your bishop captures the pawn and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move as h7 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 0097

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

Rh8+, Re8+, Bc3+, Bxf6#

Explanation for the moves

Rh8+ - Your rook sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s king to h8
Kxh8 - Opponent’s king captures your rook as it is forced. This is a zugzwang move.
Re8+ - your next rook gives the check
Rg8 - Opponent’s rook blocks the check. Now the rook is pinned to their king
Bc3+ - Your bishop moves to c3 and gives check to opponent.
f6 - Opponent’s pawn moves and blocks the check
Bxf6# - Your bishop captures the pawn and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move as h7 is attacked by your bishop.. This is how you can mate in 4 moves.
For right move - You have understood the power of bishop and sacrifice. Keep learning
For wrong move - You could have had a checkmate by sacrificng of a rook. Try again