Chess Riddles: Mistakes in Critical Thinking Puzzles

Introduction to Chess Improvement

If you want to master the game of chess then you need to continuously learn and refine your game. The most crucial part of playing a chess game is to avoid blunders. 

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Impact of Single Mistakes in Chess

Even one slight mistake while playing chess can make you lose the winnable game. In this article, we will explore the mistakes in the critical thinking chess games.

Dual Challenge Chess Puzzles

The puzzles presented here comprise a two-fold challenge. In these chess puzzles, your 1st challenge is to play as Black and discover the 1 move that will immediately checkmate White. However, your main challenge is to rectify the mistake made by White in the previous move. Play as White and think of the best move by White that will avoid this immediate checkmate.

The Puzzle Structure

Within this post are 5 chess puzzles for testing your critical thinking skills. Answers to all these 5 chess riddles are provided in this article. It would be great if you could write down your answers and feedback in the comments.

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The answers to these "Crack the Code Chess Puzzles", can be viewed by clicking the answer button.

1 Checkmate Move by Black: Qh2#
The best move by White in this chess position will be Qf2 to avoid Black's Queen coming in the g column and threatening the checkmate at g1 square.















2. Checkmate Move by Black: Rxd1#
The best move by White would have been Ke1.















3. Checkmate Move by Black: Qxg2# or Rh8#.
This is a terrible position for White as there is a checkmate possible from two different positions. Very difficult to avoid checkmate in the next few moves. The immediate checkmate can be avoided by Queen Sacrifice Qxf7+.















4. Checkmate Move by Black: Qxh3#
The best move by White in this chess position is Qb3.














5. Checkmate Move by Black: Qf2#
The best move by White in this chess position is Rg6.

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