Hard Chess Puzzle # 0137

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 : 0137

Difficulty level : hard

Description : Mate in 3 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Advanced

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Hard chess puzzle 0137

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Solution to hard chess puzzle 0137

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 0137.

Move 1

Move by white

your rook sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s queen to g7 which is guarding the eighth rank.

Move 2

Move by black

this is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s queen is forced to respond. opponent’s queen captures your rook and is now pinned to their king by your queen.

Move 3

Move by white

your rook moves to a8 and gives check.

Move 4

Move by black

opponent’s rook moves to e8 to block the check threat.

Move 5

Move by white

your rook captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t move as it is blocked by pawn. this is how you can mate in 3 moves.

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Right moves for the solution to the hard chess puzzle 0137

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

Rxg7, Ra8+, Rxe8#

Explanation for the moves

Rxg7 - Your rook sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s queen to g7 which is guarding the eighth rank.
Qxg7 - This is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s queen is forced to respond. Opponent’s queen captures your rook and is now pinned to their king by your queen.
Ra8+ - Your rook moves to a8 and gives check.
Re8 - Opponent’s rook moves to e8 to block the check threat.
Rxe8# - Your rook captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t move as it is blocked by pawn. This is how you can mate in 3 moves.
For right move - Your moves were excellent to have a checkmate. Keep up the good work
For wrong move - You failed to have a checkmate. Opportunity never knocks twice