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Puzzle No : 0109
Difficulty level : medium
Description : Gain opponent’s rook
Next Move : Black
Player level : Intermediate
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Medium chess puzzle 0109
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Solution to medium chess puzzle 0109
At this puzzle, next move is by Black. 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 0109.
Move 1
Move by white
opponent made mistake. they threatens your knight with a pawn but removed the support to their knight.
Move 2
Move by black
after the capture, your knight forks opponent’s king and queen. this is a sacrifice to remove the support to their rook.
Move 3
Move by white
opponent’s does not want to lose their queen. hence they capture your knight using their bishop.
Move 4
Move by black
since the support to the rook is removed, your rook captures opponents hanging rook. this is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
Right moves for the solution to the medium chess puzzle 0109
Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves
- Nxd3+, Rxf4
Explanation for the moves
- c3 - Opponent made mistake. They threatens your knight with a pawn but removed the support to their knight.
- Nxd3+ - After the capture, your knight forks opponent’s king and queen. This is a sacrifice to remove the support to their rook.
- Bxd3 - Opponent’s does not want to lose their queen. Hence they capture your knight using their bishop.
- Rxf4 - Since the support to the rook is removed, your rook captures opponents hanging rook. This is how you can gain opponent’s rook.
- For right move - Good moves. you sacrificed a knight to gain the rook
- For wrong move - Your could have sacrificed your knight to gain opponent’s rook. Try again
Categories of medium chess puzzle 0109
This medium chess puzzle falls in these categories.
- Medium chess puzzles
- Sacrifice puzzles in chess
- Fork puzzles in chess
- Strategy puzzles in chess
- Rook puzzles in chess
- Knight puzzles in chess
medium chess puzzle 0109 chart
How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0109
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How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0109
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- Medium chess puzzle 0109
- Solution to medium chess puzzle 0109
- Categories of medium chess puzzle 0109
- medium chess puzzle 0109 chart
- How to view the solution to medium chess puzzle 0109
- How to get help for moves in the medium chess puzzle 0109
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