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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.
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
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0103
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Gain puzzles in chess
- Fork puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Zugzwang puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Knight puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0103 chart




How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0103
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0103
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