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Puzzle No : 0087
Difficulty level : medium
Description : Gain rook
Next Move : White
Player level : Intermediate
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Medium chess puzzle 0087
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Solution to medium chess puzzle 0087
At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to gain rook.
See the interactive solution at the puzzle page
Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0087.
Move 1
Move by white
Move 2
Move by black
Move 3
Move by white
Move 4
Move by black
Move 5
Move by white
Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0087
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Qxg7+, Nh5+, Nxf4
Explanation for the moves
- Qxg7+ - Your queen sacrifices itself by capturing the opponent’s rook. This is to attract the opponent’s king to g7
- Kxg7 - This is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s king is forced to respond.
- Nh5+ - Your knight moves to h5 and forks opponent’s king and queen.
- Kg8 - Opponent’s king is moving to g8 to escape from the check
- Nxf4 - Your knight captures opponents hanging queen.. This is how you can gain rook.
- For right move - You faced the challenge and gained the rook. Good job
- For wrong move - You should have had a zugzwang move by the sacrifice of the queen and a knight fork to gain the rook.
Categories of medium chess puzzle 0087
This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Medium chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Gain puzzles in chess
- Fork puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Zugzwang puzzles in chess
- Queen puzzles in chess
- Knight puzzles in chess
medium chess puzzle 0087 chart
How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0087
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 0087
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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