Medium Chess puzzle # 0060 - Save your queen

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Puzzle No : 0060

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Save your queen

Next Move : White

Player level : Intermediate

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Medium chess puzzle 0060

Solution to medium chess puzzle 0060

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to save your queen.

See the interactive solution at the puzzle page

Solution 1

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0060.

Move 1

Move by black

Move 2

Move by white

Solution 2

Initial board position

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0060.

Move 1

Move by black

Move 2

Move by white

Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0060

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

1. b8=Q
2. b8=R

Explanation for the moves

1. Rd8 - Opponent’s rook pinned your queen to your king. You can not move your queen out of d file as it will expose your king to a check
2. b8=Q - The only way to force the opponent’s rook to move out of d file is to promote your pawn. Here your pawn is promoted to a queen and pin opponent’s rook to their king. Now the opponent’s rook can not move out of eighth rank. The only way is to capture this promoted queen. This is how you can save your queen which was pinned
3. b8=R - The only way to force the opponent’s rook to move out of d file is to promote your pawn. Here your pawn is promoted to a rook and pin opponent’s rook to their king. Now the opponent’s rook can not move out of eighth rank. The only way is to capture this promoted rook. This is how you can save your queen which was pinned
4. For right move - You know how to unpin your queen. You have cracked it nicely
5. For wrong move - You could have promoted your pawn and sacrificed it to save your queen. Try again

Categories of medium chess puzzle 0060

This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.

1. Medium chess puzzles
2. Sacrifice puzzles in chess
3. Promotion puzzles in chess
4. Strategy puzzles in chess
5. Pin puzzles in chess
6. Pawn puzzles in chess
7. Queen puzzles in chess
8. Save puzzles in chess

How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0060

To view the solution to this puzzle, follow the steps given below

1. Go to the puzzle page
2. Click the solution button (Key as shown below) to view the solution

How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0060

To get help or the possible next moves in the puzzle, , follow the steps given below

1. Go to the puzzle page
2. Click the help button (exclamation mark as shown below) to get help or suggestion on next possible move

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Table of Contents

• Medium chess puzzle 0060
• Solution to medium chess puzzle 0060
  • Solution 1
    • Initial board position
    • Move 1
    • Move 2
  • Solution 2
    • Initial board position
    • Move 1
    • Move 2
  • Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0060
  • Explanation for the moves
• Categories of medium chess puzzle 0060
• How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0060
• How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0060
• Play chess for free