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Puzzle No : 0126
Difficulty level : hard
Description : Mate in 4 moves
Next Move : White
Player level : Advanced
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Hard chess puzzle 0126
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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0126
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 0126.
Move 1
Move by white
your queen moves to e5 and gives check to opponent. this is to force the opponent’s king to move to eighth rank.
Move 2
Move by black
Move 3
Move by white
your rook moves to a8 and gives check to opponent.
Move 4
Move by black
opponent’s bishop blocks the check.
Move 5
Move by white
your rook captures opponent’s bishop and gives check to opponent.
Move 6
Move by black
opponent’s king moves to f7 as this is the only legal move available. it can’t capture your rook since it is in battery formation with the queen.
Move 7
Move by white
your queen moves to e7 and checkmate. this is similar to ladder mate or lawn mover mate. this is how you can mate in 4 moves.
Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0126
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Qe5+, Ra8+, Rxe8+, Qe7#
Explanation for the moves
- Qe5+ - Your queen moves to e5 and gives check to opponent. This is to force the opponent’s king to move to eighth rank.
- Kf8 - Opponent’s king moves to f8.
- Ra8+ - Your rook moves to a8 and gives check to opponent.
- Be8 - Opponent’s bishop blocks the check.
- Rxe8+ - Your rook captures opponent’s bishop and gives check to opponent.
- Kf7 - Opponent’s king moves to f7 as this is the only legal move available. It can’t capture your rook since it is in battery formation with the queen.
- Qe7# - Your queen moves to e7 and checkmate. This is similar to ladder mate or lawn mover mate. This is how you can mate in 4 moves.
- For right move - You have used your queen and rook effectivyly. It was a good decision
- For wrong move - You could have had lawn mover mate. Try to move the queen and rook.
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0126
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Mate pattern puzzles in chess
- Mate in 4 puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0126 chart
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0126
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0126
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