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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.
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.
Categories of hard chess puzzle 0129
This hard chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Hard chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Mate in 3 puzzles in chess
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Zugzwang puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
- Bishop puzzles in chess
hard chess puzzle 0129 chart
How to view the solution to hard chess puzzle 0129
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How to get help for moves in the hard chess puzzle 0129
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