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Puzzle No : 0116
Difficulty level : hard
Description : Mate in 3 moves
Next Move : Black
Player level : Advanced
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Hard chess puzzle 0116
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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0116
At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 3 moves.
See the interactive solution at the puzzle page
Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0116.
![Initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0116 Initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0116](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-chess-puzzle-0116-solution-1-move-0.jpg)
Move 1
Move by black
![Nf3 Nf3](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-chess-puzzle-0116-solution-1-move-1.jpg)
knight moves around to target e2 so that you can have a rook mate.
Move 2
Move by white
![a4 a4](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-chess-puzzle-0116-solution-1-move-2.jpg)
opponent moves their pawn. if they move their king to c1, you can have a rook mate by moving your rook to f1.
Move 3
Move by black
![Ng1 Ng1](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-chess-puzzle-0116-solution-1-move-3.jpg)
knight reached g1 and now targets e2. this will be useful in next move.
Move 4
Move by white
![a5 a5](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-chess-puzzle-0116-solution-1-move-4.jpg)
opponent advances their pawn.
Move 5
Move by black
![Rf1# Rf1#](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-chess-puzzle-0116-solution-1-move-5.jpg)
your rook moves to f1 and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t come to second rank due to the attack from your knight and king. this is how you can mate in 3 moves.
Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0116
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Nf3, Ng1, Rf1#
Explanation for the moves
- Nf3 - Knight moves around to target e2 so that you can have a rook mate.
- a4 - Opponent moves their pawn. If they move their king to c1, you can have a rook mate by moving your rook to f1.
- Ng1 - Knight reached g1 and now targets e2. This will be useful in next move.
- a5 - Opponent advances their pawn.
- Rf1# - Your rook moves to f1 and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t come to second rank due to the attack from your knight and king. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
- For right move - You figured it out. It was nice
- For wrong move - You could have had a checkmate using the rook. Try again
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0116
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Mate in 3 puzzles in chess
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Knight puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0116 chart
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![hard chess puzzle 116 chart 3 hard chess puzzle 116 chart 3](/assets/chess/gharts/hard-chess-puzzle-116-chart-3.jpg)
![hard chess puzzle 116 chart 4 hard chess puzzle 116 chart 4](/assets/chess/gharts/hard-chess-puzzle-116-chart-4.jpg)
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0116
To view the solution to this puzzle, follow the steps given below
- Go to the puzzle page
- Click the solution button (Key as shown below) to view the solution
![Click the solution button to view solutions Click the solution button to view solutions](/assets/chess/puzzles-hard/hard-g0116-how-to-view-the-solution.jpg)
How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0116
To get help or the possible next moves in the puzzle, , follow the steps given below
- Go to the puzzle page
- Click the help button (exclamation mark as shown below) to get help or suggestion on next possible move
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