Medium Chess Puzzle # 0030

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Puzzle No : 0030

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Intermediate

Short URL for puzzle : https://gbud.in/ghfjlx2

Medium chess puzzle 0030

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Solution to medium chess puzzle 0030

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 2 moves.

See the interactive solution at the puzzle page

Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0030.

Move 1

Move by white

f4 - This is to threaten the opponent's knight so that it will move out of e file

Move 2

Move by black

Ng6 - Opponent is trying to save their knight without realising the dangerous next move.

Move 3

Move by white

Nf6# - This is a double discovered check as the knight and the queen are giving the check. The king has no free squares to move. Hence it is a checkmate

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0030.

Move 1

Move by white

d4 - This is to threaten the opponent's knight so that it will move out of e file

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

Solution 3

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0030.

Move 1

Move by white

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

Nd6# - This is a double discovered check as the knight and the queen are giving the check. The king has no free squares to move. Hence it is a checkmate

Solution 4

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0030.

Move 1

Move by white

Move 2

Move by black

Move 3

Move by white

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Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0030

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

f4, Nf6#
d4, Nf6#
f4, Nd6#
d4, Nd6#

Explanation for the moves

f4 - This is to threaten the opponent’s knight so that it will move out of e file
d4 - This is to threaten the opponent’s knight so that it will move out of e file
Nf6# - This is a double discovered check as the knight and the queen are giving the check. The king has no free squares to move. Hence it is a checkmate
Ng6 - Opponent is trying to save their knight without realising the dangerous next move.
Nd6# - This is a double discovered check as the knight and the queen are giving the check. The king has no free squares to move. Hence it is a checkmate
For right move - You threatened the opponents knight and had a checkmate. Good strategy
For wrong move - You could have threatened the opponents knight and had a checkmate by a discovered attack