Chess Puzzle - 5

Black to Play and Win

Chess Puzzle -5. Simple one.Black to play.
The next move of black gives a decisive advantage to black. What does Black play??

Answer:
1)...Bh5+. A discovered attack on the white queen by the black queen wins the game for black as white cannot prevent the loss of his queen as his king is under check :) 

Chess Puzzle - 4

Black To Play and Win

Back with Puzzle 4. This is a relatively easy puzzle. Black to Play and Win.

What should Black play to get a decisive advantage in this position?

Chess Puzzle-3

White to Play and Win

Ok back with number 3. Lets assess the position of the board. White has put Black in the mating net. White can deliver a mate with its rook from h1 or h7. But Black's Queen is controlling both the squares and hence a check with its rooks would result capturing the rook for free.

What is the correct move for White and what are the consequences?
[Hint: The above puzzle is a Win for white!] 

Answer: 

1) Rh7 +!! This is followed by the capture of the rook by the Queen 

1)... Qxh7 . Then comes the move which in chess terms is called apllying a "SKEWER",(which many wouldn't have noticed)

2) Rh1+ !! Now the king has to move himself away from the file in order to save himself just to let his queen be captured. After the Queen capture its just an elementary mate position and white wins easily.

Chess Puzzle - 2

Black to Play and Win

This is regarded as one of the well known traps laid by Black in  Ruy Lopez.  
The move order goes on like this 1) e4 e5 
                                                        2) Nf3 Nc6
                                                        3) Bb5 a6
                                                        4) Ba4 d6 
                                                        5) 0-0 Bg4 
                                                        6) h3 h5!?


Black has given up on his bishop to hand over a material advantage to white but has a mating attack on White following white's capture over the bishop.


So what happens after 7) hxg4?

Answer:


After 7) hxg4 follows 7)... hxg4
                                     8) Ne1 or Nh2(forced. Any other move would result in the loss of knight)
                                     8)..... Qh5 and mate follows at h2 or h1..........

Chess- Puzzle 1 - Mate in 2 (Easy)

White to Play

                                                                   
Answer:

1) d6!   Kxa5
2) Rxa7#

if 1).... b4
then 2) d7! and the pawn is ready for coronation in the next move.