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Puzzle No : 0101
Difficulty level : medium
Description : Gain opponent’s rook
Next Move : White
Player level : Intermediate
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Medium chess puzzle 0101


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Solution to medium chess puzzle 0101
At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to gain opponent’s rook.
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Solution 1
Initial board position
This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0101.

Move 1
Move by black

opponent’s rook sacrifices itself for an advantage. if you capture the rook with your king, they will capture your knight and then promote their pawn
Move 2
Move by white

your knight forks opponent’s rook and king
Move 3
Move by black

opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to h5
Move 4
Move by white

your knight captures opponent’s hanging rook. now your can move your knight and block the opponent’s pawn from getting promotion. this is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0101
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Nf7+, Nxe5
Explanation for the moves
- Rxe5 - Opponent’s rook sacrifices itself for an advantage. If you capture the rook with your king, they will capture your knight and then promote their pawn
- Nf7+ - Your knight forks opponent’s rook and king
- Kh5 - Opponent’s king escapes from the check threat by moving to h5
- Nxe5 - Your knight captures opponent’s hanging rook. Now your can move your knight and block the opponent’s pawn from getting promotion. This is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
- For right move - Your fork was excellent that helped you gained the rook. Keep it up
- For wrong move - You should not hesitate to fork the opponent’s king to gain the rook.
Categories of medium chess puzzle 0101
This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Medium chess puzzles
- Gain puzzles in chess
- Fork puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Knight puzzles in chess
medium chess puzzle 0101 chart




How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0101
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How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0101
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