Medium Chess puzzle # 0085 - Mate in 2 moves

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Puzzle No : 0085

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Intermediate

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Medium chess puzzle 0085

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Solution to medium chess puzzle 0085

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 0085.

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 0085

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

1. Qxh7+, Bxh7#

Explanation for the moves

1. Qxh7+ - Your queen sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s queen to h7.
2. Qxh7 - Opponent’s queen captures your queen. This is a zugzwang move as this forces opponent’s queen to respond and this is the only legal move available.
3. Bxh7# - Your bishop from the battery formation captures opponent’s queen and checkmate. King has no free squares to move as it is blocked by rook. Opponent’s king can’t capture your bishop since it is supported by knight. This is called Blackburne’s mate.. This is how you can mate in 2 moves.
4. For right move - You utilised the power of the battery formation. This helped you have a checkmate in 2 moves
5. For wrong move - You could have sacrificed your queen for mate in 2 moves. You missed it

Categories of medium chess puzzle 0085

This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.

1. Medium chess puzzles
2. Sacrifice puzzles in chess
3. Mate in 2 puzzles in chess
4. Endgame puzzles in chess
5. Battery puzzles in chess
6. Strategy puzzles in chess
7. Mate pattern puzzles in chess
8. Zugzwang puzzles in chess
9. Queen puzzles in chess
10. Bishop puzzles in chess

medium chess puzzle 0085 chart

How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0085

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 0085

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 0085
• Solution to medium chess puzzle 0085
  • Solution 1
    • Initial board position
    • Move 1
    • Move 2
    • Move 3
  • Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0085
  • Explanation for the moves
• Categories of medium chess puzzle 0085
• medium chess puzzle 0085 chart
• How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0085
• How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0085
• Play chess for free