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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.
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Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0116.
Move 1
Move by black
knight moves around to target e2 so that you can have a rook mate.
Move 2
Move by white
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
knight reached g1 and now targets e2. this will be useful in next move.
Move 4
Move by white
opponent advances their pawn.
Move 5
Move by black
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
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0116
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0116
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- Click the help button (exclamation mark as shown below) to get help or suggestion on next possible move
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