Medium Chess puzzle # 0088 - Promote your pawn in 2 moves

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Puzzle No : 0088

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Promote your pawn in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Intermediate

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Medium chess puzzle 0088

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Solution to medium chess puzzle 0088

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to promote your pawn 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 0088.

Move 1

Move by black

Move 2

Move by white

Move 3

Move by black

Move 4

Move by white

Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0088

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

1. Re6+, b8=Q

Explanation for the moves

1. Rxe7 - Opponent’s rook pins your pawn to your king so that it can not move. If you move your king they will sacrifice their rook to stop the promotion of pawn.
2. Re6+ - Your rook sacrifices itself to deflect the opponent’s rook by having a fork on opponent’s king and rook.
3. Rxe6 - This is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s rook is forced to respond. Opponent’s rook captures your rook
4. b8=Q - since the pawn in unpinned, it moves and gets promoted to a queen. This is how you can promote your pawn in 2 moves.
5. For right move - Good. you sacrificed your rook for the promotion of the pawn. Good job
6. For wrong move - You have missed the promotion of pawn narrowly. Try again

Categories of medium chess puzzle 0088

This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.

1. Medium chess puzzles
2. Sacrifice puzzles in chess
3. Fork puzzles in chess
4. Promotion puzzles in chess
5. Strategy puzzles in chess
6. Zugzwang puzzles in chess
7. Pawn puzzles in chess
8. Rook puzzles in chess

medium chess puzzle 0088 chart

How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0088

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 0088

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 0088
• Solution to medium chess puzzle 0088
  • Solution 1
    • Initial board position
    • Move 1
    • Move 2
    • Move 3
    • Move 4
  • Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0088
  • Explanation for the moves
• Categories of medium chess puzzle 0088
• medium chess puzzle 0088 chart
• How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0088
• How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0088
• Play chess for free