Hard Chess Puzzle # 0127

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 : 0127

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : Black

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0127

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0127

At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 2 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0127.

Move 1

Move by black

your bishop captures opponents pawn. this move also restricts the opponent’s king’s access to d2 and b2.

Move 2

Move by white

opponent is trying to promote their pawn.

Move 3

Move by black

pawn in h file is promoted to a queen and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t come to second rank due to the attack from your bishops. this is how you can mate in 2 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0127

Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves

Bxc3, h1=Q#

Explanation for the moves

Bxc3 - Your bishop captures opponents pawn. This move also restricts the opponent’s king’s access to d2 and b2.
a7 - Opponent is trying to promote their pawn.
h1=Q# - Pawn in h file is promoted to a queen and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t come to second rank due to the attack from your bishops. This is how you can mate in 2 moves.
For right move - You knew the power of promotion. Keep it up
For wrong move - You could have promoted the pawn in h file for a checkmate. Do not stop trying