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Puzzle No : 0102
Difficulty level : hard
Description : Mate in 3 moves
Next Move : Black
Player level : Advanced
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Hard chess puzzle 0102


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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0102
At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 3 moves.
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Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0102.

Move 1
Move by white

opponent’s bishop captures your knight that was giving check since this is the only legal move available.
Move 2
Move by black

your queen captures opponents bishop and getting ready for a checkmate in next move.
Move 3
Move by white

opponent moves their pawn to defer the checkmate. if they do not move the pawn, your queen can capture the pawn and have a checkmate.
Move 4
Move by black

your rook sacrifices itself for a checkmate in next move
Move 5
Move by white

opponent’s pawn captures your rook as this is the only legal move available.
Move 6
Move by black

your queen captures opponent’s pawn and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move as it is blocked by friendly rook.. this is how you can mate in 3 moves.
Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0102
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Qxg3, Rxh3+, Qxh3#
Explanation for the moves
- Bxg3 - Opponent’s bishop captures your knight that was giving check since this is the only legal move available.
- Qxg3 - Your queen captures opponents bishop and getting ready for a checkmate in next move.
- h3 - Opponent moves their pawn to defer the checkmate. If they do not move the pawn, your queen can capture the pawn and have a checkmate.
- Rxh3+ - Your rook sacrifices itself for a checkmate in next move
- gxh3 - Opponent’s pawn captures your rook as this is the only legal move available.
- Qxh3# - Your queen captures opponent’s pawn and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t move as it is blocked by friendly rook.. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
- For right move - You have won the game after fantastic moves. It was wonderful
- For wrong move - You could have own after the sacrifice of rook. Try again
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0102
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Mate in 3 puzzles in chess
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
- Bishop puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0102 chart




How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0102
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0102
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