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Puzzle No : 0120
Difficulty level : hard
Description : Mate in 4 moves
Next Move : Black
Player level : Advanced
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Hard chess puzzle 0120
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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0120
At this puzzle, next move is by Black. 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 0120.
Move 1
Move by black
your queen sacrifices itself to open the diagonal for your bishop in battery formation.
Move 2
Move by white
opponent’s pawn captures your queen
Move 3
Move by black
your bishop captures opponents pawn and gives check.
Move 4
Move by white
opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to g1.
Move 5
Move by black
your next bishop gives the check.
Move 6
Move by white
opponent’s knight blocks the check.
Move 7
Move by black
your bishop captures opponent’s knight and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t come to f1 as it is attacked by your knight. this is similar to double bishop mate. this is how you can mate in 4 moves.
Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0120
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Qxe4+, Bxe4+, Bc5+, Bxe3#
Explanation for the moves
- Qxe4+ - Your queen sacrifices itself to open the diagonal for your bishop in battery formation.
- dxe4 - Opponent’s pawn captures your queen
- Bxe4+ - Your bishop captures opponents pawn and gives check.
- Kg1 - Opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to g1.
- Bc5+ - Your next bishop gives the check.
- Ne3 - Opponent’s knight blocks the check.
- Bxe3# - Your bishop captures opponent’s knight and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t come to f1 as it is attacked by your knight. This is similar to double bishop mate. This is how you can mate in 4 moves.
- For right move - You have successfully had a mate in 4 moves. Good strategy
- For wrong move - You could have sacrificed queen for a checkmate. Try again
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0120
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Mate pattern puzzles in chess
- Mate in 4 puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
- Bishop puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0120 chart
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0120
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0120
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