Hard Chess Puzzle # 0126

Solve this hard chess puzzle and improve your chess games through improvement of your chess strategies and chess tactics. This hard puzzle is a subset of kids games.

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

opponent’s king moves to f8.

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.

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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.