Medium Chess Puzzle # 0116

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

Puzzle No : 0116

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Intermediate

Medium chess puzzle 0116

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

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This is the initial board position of medium chess puzzle 0116.

Move by black

opponent’s rook captures your queen. their rook is supported by their queen.

Move by white

you did mind losing your queen. your rook in the battery formation sacrifices itself for a checkmate in next move.

Move by black

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

Move by white

your rook captures the opponent’s queen and checkmate. this is called rook mate or box 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

Rxc1 - Opponent’s rook captures your queen. Their rook is supported by their queen.
Rb8+ - You did mind losing your queen. Your rook in the battery formation sacrifices itself for a checkmate in next move.
Qxb8 - Opponent’s queen captures your rook as this is the only legal move available.
Rxb8# - Your rook captures the opponent’s queen and checkmate. This is called rook mate or box mate. This is how you can mate in 2 moves.
For right move - You did not mind sacrificing your queen and rook for a checkmate. It was a good strategy
For wrong move - You could have sacrificed your rook to have a box mate. Try again