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Puzzle No : 0114
Difficulty level : hard
Description : Mate in 4 moves
Next Move : White
Player level : Advanced
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Hard chess puzzle 0114
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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0114
At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 4 moves.
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Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0114.
Move 1
Move by white
your rook sacrifices itself to vacate the h5 square and to attract the king to h8.
Move 2
Move by black
opponent’s king captures your hanging rook as this is the only legal move available.
Move 3
Move by white
your queen moves to h5 and gives check.
Move 4
Move by black
Move 5
Move by white
your queen moves to h7 and gives check to opponent. opponent’s king can’t capture your queen since it is supported by bishop.
Move 6
Move by black
Move 7
Move by white
your queen moves to h8 and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move since it is blocked by friendly pieces and the attack from your bishop. this is how you can mate in 4 moves.
Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0114
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Rh8+, Qh5+, Qh7+, Qh8#
Explanation for the moves
- Rh8+ - Your rook sacrifices itself to vacate the h5 square and to attract the king to h8.
- Kxh8 - Opponent’s king captures your hanging rook as this is the only legal move available.
- Qh5+ - Your queen moves to h5 and gives check.
- Kg8 - Opponent’s king moves to g8.
- Qh7+ - Your queen moves to h7 and gives check to opponent. Opponent’s king can’t capture your queen since it is supported by bishop.
- Kf8 - Opponent’s king moves to f8.
- Qh8# - Your queen moves to h8 and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t move since it is blocked by friendly pieces and the attack from your bishop. This is how you can mate in 4 moves.
- For right move - You have just moved rook and queen effectively to win the game. Keep up the good work
- For wrong move - You could have sacrificed your rook and had a checkmate with the queen. Try again
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0114
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Mate in 4 puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0114 chart
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0114
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0114
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