Medium Chess Puzzle # 0104

Solve this medium chess puzzle and improve your chess games through improvement of your chess strategies and chess tactics.

Puzzle No : 0104

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : Black

Player level : Intermediate

Medium chess puzzle 0104

At this puzzle, next move is by Black. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 2 moves.

See the interactive solution at the puzzle page

This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0104.

Move by black

your queen sacrifices itself for a checkmate in next move. this move is to attract the opponent’s rook which is blocking your rook.

Move by white

opponent’s rook captures your queen as this is the only legal move available.

Move by black

your rook captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. this is called ladder mate or lawnmower mate.. this is how you can mate in 2 moves.

Ganesh

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

Qxf1+ - Your queen sacrifices itself for a checkmate in next move. This move is to attract the opponent’s rook which is blocking your rook.
Rxf1 - Opponent’s rook captures your queen as this is the only legal move available.
Rxf1# - Your rook captures opponent’s rook and checkmate. This is called ladder mate or lawnmower mate.. This is how you can mate in 2 moves.
For right move - You sacrificed your queen with a purpose. It was a good decision.
For wrong move - You could have had a ladder mate after sacrificng your queen.. Try again