Puzzles

Chess challenge - April 2025

Try your hand at these solving these chess puzzles.

Chess problem 1

Black to win in 2 moves.

Black to play and win in 2 or 3 moves.
1…….Rd1+
If
2. Kh2,   Nf3+ and black forks the King and the Queen.
If
2. Kg2, Rg1+
3. KxR, Nf3+ as before.

Chess problem 2

White to win in 2 moves.

1. Bh6+,  KxB
2. Nf7+ and forks the King and the Queen.
If 1……Kh8 white mates by Nf7+.

Chess problem 3

White to win in 3 moves.

1. Bf7+, KxB
2. e6+, K moves or Bxe6
3. Q takes blacks Q on a5 and wins.  
If
1…….Kd8
2. Bxg6, hxg6
3. QxR and wins.