Chess Puzzles 15-16 for Chess Beginners

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For beginners, chess puzzle 15
White to move: Mate in 2
Puzzle 15 solution hint: [Sacrifice the rook]
Puzzle 15 solution at the bottom. Next Puzzle 16

For beginners, chess puzzle 16
White to move: Mate in 2
Puzzle 16 solution hint: [Sacrifice]
Puzzle 16 solution at the bottom.

Solution to Puzzle 15
puzzle 15 beginners
1. Rh7+ Nxh7 2. Nf7#
By material, White and Black are equal (1 queen = 10 pawns, 1 rook = 5 pawns, 1 bishop = 3 pawns, 1 knight = 3 pawns). But the Black king is blocked. In such positions, think if a mating combination is possible…

Solution to Puzzle 16
puzzle 16 beginners
1. Qxh7 Kxh7 2. Rh5#
A useful chess position to learn a typical chess mating combination based on the queen sacrifice. The queen is the most powerful chess piece on the board. Sometimes, the queen sacrifice combination is not visible enough…

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