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Puzzle No : 0113
Difficulty level : hard
Description : Mate in 3 moves
Next Move : White
Player level : Advanced
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Hard chess puzzle 0113
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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0113
At this puzzle, next move is by White. 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 0113.
Move 1
Move by white
your queen sacrifices itself to open the h file.
Move 2
Move by black
opponent’s king captures your queen. this is a zugzwang move as opponent’s king is forced to respond.
Move 3
Move by white
this is a discovered attack since the movement of pawn results in check from rook.
Move 4
Move by black
opponent’s king moves to g8 as it is unable to capture the supported pawn.
Move 5
Move by white
your rook moves to h8 and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t capture your rook since it is supported by the bishop. this is how you can mate in 3 moves.
Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0113
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Qxh7+, hxg6+, Rh8#
Explanation for the moves
- Qxh7+ - Your queen sacrifices itself to open the h file.
- Kxh7 - Opponent’s king captures your queen. This is a zugzwang move as opponent’s king is forced to respond.
- hxg6+ - This is a discovered attack since the movement of pawn results in check from rook.
- Kg8 - Opponent’s king moves to g8 as it is unable to capture the supported pawn.
- Rh8# - Your rook moves to h8 and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t capture your rook since it is supported by the bishop. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
- For right move - With the right sacrifice of your queen you had a checkmate. It was a good strategy
- For wrong move - You could have had a checkmate after sacrificing the queen. Try again
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0113
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
- Zugzwang puzzles in chess
- Pawn puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0113 chart
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0113
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0113
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