Hard Chess Puzzle # 0113

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 : 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.

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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