Hard Chess Puzzle # 0103

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 : 0103

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Gain opponent’s queen in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0103

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0103

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to gain opponent’s queen in 2 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0103.

Move 1

Move by white

your rook sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s king to b8

Move 2

Move by black

this is a zugzwang move as this forces opponent’s king to respond. opponent’s king captures your rook as this is the only legal move available

Move 3

Move by white

your knight forks opponent’s king and queen.

Move 4

Move by black

opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to a8.

Move 5

Move by white

your knight captures opponents hanging queen.. this is how you can gain opponent’s queen in 2 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0103

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

Rb8+, Nc6+, Nxa5

Explanation for the moves

Rb8+ - Your rook sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s king to b8
Kxb8 - This is a zugzwang move as this forces opponent’s king to respond. Opponent’s king captures your rook as this is the only legal move available
Nc6+ - Your knight forks opponent’s king and queen.
Ka8 - Opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to a8.
Nxa5 - Your knight captures opponents hanging queen.. This is how you can gain opponent’s queen in 2 moves.
For right move - Good. You did not mind losing a rook for gaining a queen
For wrong move - You could have gained the opponent’s queen through a sacrifice and fork. Do not stop trying