Medium Chess Puzzle # 0133

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

Puzzle No : 0133

Difficulty level : medium

Description : Mate in 2 moves

Next Move : White

Player level : Intermediate

Medium chess puzzle 0133

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 0133.

Move by white

your rook from battery formation sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s queen to h8.

Move by black

this is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s queen is forced to respond.

Move by white

your queen captures opponent’s queen and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t capture your queen since it is supported by knight. it can’t either move as it is blocked by friendly pawn. 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

Rh8+ - Your rook from battery formation sacrifices itself to attract the opponent’s queen to h8.
Qxh8 - This is a zugzwang move as the opponent’s queen is forced to respond.
Qxh8# - Your queen captures opponent’s queen and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t capture your queen since it is supported by knight. It can’t either move as it is blocked by friendly pawn. This is how you can mate in 2 moves.
For right move - Your moves are awesome. You are at your best.
For wrong move - You could have sacrificed your rook for a checkmate. Try again