Hard Chess Puzzle # 0128

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 : 0128

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Gain opponent’s rook

Next Move : Black

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0128

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0128

At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to gain opponent’s rook.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0128.

Move 1

Move by white

opponent’s rook threatens your queen.

Move 2

Move by black

queen makes a capture

Move 3

Move by white

queen makes a capture

Move 4

Move by black

your knight forks opponent’s king and queen.

Move 5

Move by white

opponent’s king moved closer to your knight.

Move 6

Move by black

your knight captures the opponent’s hanging queen. this is how you can gain opponent’s rook.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0128

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

Qxd1, Ne3+, Nxd1

Explanation for the moves

Rd1 - Opponent’s rook threatens your queen.
Qxd1 - Queen makes a capture
Ne3+ - Your knight forks opponent’s king and queen.
Kf3 - Opponent’s king moved closer to your knight.
Nxd1 - Your knight captures the opponent’s hanging queen. This is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
For right move - Good. You understood how to gain a piece through a sacrifice.
For wrong move - You could have gained the rook after the sacrifice of the queen. Try again