Hard Chess Puzzle # 0129

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 : 0129

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : Black

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0129

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0129

At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 3 moves.

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Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of hard chess puzzle 0129.

Move 1

Move by white

opponent’s pawn threatens your bishop. this is a decoy move since the movement of your bishop will make you lose the queen to the rook.

Move 2

Move by black

your bishop sacrifices itself to open the h file and d file.

Move 3

Move by white

opponent’s king captures your bishop. this is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s king is forced to respond. they can not capture your queen using the rook since the king was in check.

Move 4

Move by black

your rook moves to h8 and gives check. this will force the opponent’s king to move to first rank.

Move 5

Move by white

opponent’s king move to g1 as this is the only free square available.

Move 6

Move by black

your queen captures opponent’s hanging rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can not escape since it is blocked by friendly pawns. this is how you can mate in 3 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0129

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

Bxh2+, Rh8+, Qxd1#

Explanation for the moves

c5 - Opponent’s pawn threatens your bishop. This is a decoy move since the movement of your bishop will make you lose the queen to the rook.
Bxh2+ - Your bishop sacrifices itself to open the h file and d file.
Kxh2 - Opponent’s king captures your bishop. This is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s king is forced to respond. They can not capture your queen using the rook since the king was in check.
Rh8+ - Your rook moves to h8 and gives check. This will force the opponent’s king to move to first rank.
Kg1 - Opponent’s king move to g1 as this is the only free square available.
Qxd1# - Your queen captures opponent’s hanging rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can not escape since it is blocked by friendly pawns. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
For right move - You did not mind sacrificing your bishop for a checkmate. It was a good strategy
For wrong move - You have missed the chance to checkmate. Try again with the sacrifice of the bishop.