Hard Chess Puzzle # 0099

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 : 0099

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 4 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0099

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0099

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 0099.

Move 1

Move by black

opponent made mistake. they try to fork your knights so that they can gain one of them. but this move also opened the seventh rank for your rook

Move 2

Move by white

your knight from f file moves to g6 and gives check.

Move 3

Move by black

opponent’s queen sacrifices itself to escape from the check threat. if the king moves to g8, the game will end in two moves

Move 4

Move by white

your knight captures opponent’s queen and gives next check

Move 5

Move by black

opponent’s king moves to g8 to escape from the check threat. it can’t come to seventh rank due to the attack from your rook.

Move 6

Move by white

your bishop moves to d5 and gives check to opponent.

Move 7

Move by black

opponent’s rook moves to e6 and blocks the check threat.

Move 8

Move by white

your bishop captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move due to the attack from your rook and knight.. this is how you can mate in 4 moves.

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0099.

Move 1

Move by black

opponent made mistake. they try to fork your knights so that they can gain one of them. but this move also opened the seventh rank for your rook

Move 2

Move by white

your knight from h file moves to g6 and gives check.

Move 3

Move by black

opponent’s queen sacrifices itself to escape from the check threat. if the king moves to g8, the game will end in two moves

Move 4

Move by white

your knight captures opponent’s queen and gives next check

Move 5

Move by black

opponent’s king moves to g8 to escape from the check threat. it can’t come to seventh rank due to the attack from your rook.

Move 6

Move by white

your bishop moves to d5 and gives check to opponent.

Move 7

Move by black

opponent’s rook moves to e6 and blocks the check threat.

Move 8

Move by white

your bishop captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move due to the attack from your rook and knight.. this is how you can mate in 4 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0099

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

Nfg6+, Nxg6+, Bd5+, Bxe6#
Nhg6+, Nxg6+, Bd5+, Bxe6#

Explanation for the moves

g5 - Opponent made mistake. They try to fork your knights so that they can gain one of them. But this move also opened the seventh rank for your rook
Nfg6+ - Your knight from f file moves to g6 and gives check.
Nhg6+ - Your knight from h file moves to g6 and gives check.
Qxg6 - Opponent’s queen sacrifices itself to escape from the check threat. If the king moves to g8, the game will end in two moves
Nxg6+ - Your knight captures opponent’s queen and gives next check
Kg8 - Opponent’s king moves to g8 to escape from the check threat. It can’t come to seventh rank due to the attack from your rook.
Bd5+ - Your bishop moves to d5 and gives check to opponent.
Re6 - opponent’s rook moves to e6 and blocks the check threat.
Bxe6# - Your bishop captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t move due to the attack from your rook and knight.. This is how you can mate in 4 moves.
For right move - You moved your pieces effectively and won the game. Good work
For wrong move - You could have won after giving check from your knights. Try again