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Puzzle No : 0072
Difficulty level : medium
Description : Mate in 2 moves
Next Move : White
Player level : Intermediate
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Medium chess puzzle 0072
Solution to medium chess puzzle 0072
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 0072.
Move 1
Move by white
Move 2
Move by black
Move 3
Move by white
Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0072
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Qxc6+, Qxa8#
Explanation for the moves
- Qxc6+ - Queen captures the pawn and gives a check. With this check your queen forks opponent’s king and rook
- Qxa8# - Queen captures the rook and checkmate. Opponent’s king can not move since it is blocked by friendly pieces. This is called back-rank mate. This is how you can mate in two moves
- Kf8 - Opponent’s king can not come to d8 or e7 due to the attack from your bishop. Hence he moves to f8 which is the only free square available.
- For right move - You have moved your queen nicely to have a mate in 2 moves. Your moves were fantastic
- For wrong move - You could have had a checkmate by moving your queen to a8 after a check. Try again
Categories of medium chess puzzle 0072
This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Medium chess puzzles
- Mate in 2 puzzles in chess
- Endgame puzzles in chess
- Fork puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Mate pattern puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0072
To view the solution to this puzzle, follow the steps given below
- Go to the puzzle page
- Click the solution button (Key as shown below) to view the solution
How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0072
To get help or the possible next moves in the puzzle, , follow the steps given below
- Go to the puzzle page
- Click the help button (exclamation mark as shown below) to get help or suggestion on next possible move
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- How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0072
- How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0072
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