Hard Chess Puzzle # 0133

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 : 0133

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0133

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0133

At this puzzle, next move is by White. 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 0133.

Move 1

Move by white

your bishop moves to b5 and gives check.

Move 2

Move by black

opponent’s rook moves to c6 to block the check threat. opponent’s king will not move to d8 or f8 since you can have a checkmate by moving your queen to these squares.

Move 3

Move by white

your bishop captures opponent’s rook and gives next check.

Move 4

Move by black

opponent’s king moves to d8 as this is the only legal move available.

Move 5

Move by white

your queen captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move due to the attack from your pieces. this is how you can mate in 3 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0133

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

Bb5+, Bxc6+, Qxh8#

Explanation for the moves

Bb5+ - Your bishop moves to b5 and gives check.
Rc6 - Opponent’s rook moves to c6 to block the check threat. Opponent’s king will not move to d8 or f8 since you can have a checkmate by moving your queen to these squares.
Bxc6+ - Your bishop captures opponent’s rook and gives next check.
Kd8 - Opponent’s king moves to d8 as this is the only legal move available.
Qxh8# - Your queen captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t move due to the attack from your pieces. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
For right move - You made sure that checkmate is unstoppable. Quite fantastic moves
For wrong move - You should have forced opponents king to move to c8 to have a checkmate. Try once more