Baldur's Gate 3 en a role-playing video game developed by the company Larian Studios. This delivery, like its predecessors, is based on the role-playing system of board games, but with the difference of having a turn-based combat system. It was launched on the market on August 3, 2023. It has Endless content and tons of side quests, as well as incredible riddles and puzzles. Although, among all the challenges that Baldur's Gate 3 brings us, there is one that has surprised most of them due to its difficulty, it is the chess puzzle, and here I am going to show you how to complete it.
Talking about great video game releases from the previous year and leaving Baldur's Gate 3 out of the conversation is almost offensive. This title swept the floor with the other games that were released in 2023, and I say this knowing that great gems were released such as: Resident Evil 4 Remake, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, etc. None of these were on the level of the genius of GOTY 2023 winner Larian Studios.
The Chess Board Puzzle
En Baldur's Gate 3In addition to the main lore of the game, there is a lot of content that you will choose if you want to discover. Example of this is the huge amount of secondary missions that is offered to you in this game.
In each act of the game, you will be able to discover countless riddles, puzzles, characters and locations depending on the decisions you make as you progress through the game.
There is a particular case of a mission that many players have found difficult to complete. It's about the mission to reach the Dragon Ansur, and the complicated thing about this is that, to access it, we must first complete a puzzle that at first glance is practically impossible to solve. This is the chess board puzzle in the Strategy Room of the Wyrmway area.
Only two moves and three attempts
To solve this puzzle, as you may already think, before you must know the game of Chess. But even this is not enough, you must be a crack at the game to be able to solve the puzzle for yourself.
in this riddle Our objective is to Jake Mate the black king with the pieces we have on the board. But the complicated thing is that we only carry two movements to do this, that is, we can only move two pieces that we have on the board.
If you fail to do the Jake Mate, the board will reset randomly, meaning You can never make the same move twice.. To solve the puzzle, we only have three attempts, which means that the board will only restart three times, the fourth time it will crash without letting us solve the puzzle.
How to solve the puzzle in a “legal” way?
If you are not good at playing Chess, or you simply do not want to spend time thinking of moves to complete the puzzle, then Here I am going to show you some tips so that you can complete it more easily..
- First look at the parts you have available. If you had a queen on the board, Try to move her first and let her be the one who gives the first Jake. Since this is the most valuable piece and can give Jake in different directions.
- Pay close attention to where the black king is on the board. It is important to note if it is covered by other pieces or is close to a corner, since if so, It would be easier to corner him and block his way. Something that will help you give Jake Mate.
- if by chance accounts with a knight near the black king, try to use it together with the queen. This because of The movement of the knight in Chess is extremely powerful, even more than that of the queen herself. Even if it only moves four squares, the L movement and the ability to pass over other pieces makes it impossible to block its path.
Cheating is also valid in this game
If, despite being good at Chess, you don't like to waste time playing, or You just can't find any moves that are effective.to. Well, the game also has solutions for this puzzle. There are two ways to solve this puzzle in a simpler and more effective way, cheating a little, but at the end of the day they are also valid.
- Have Gale the Wizard in your squad: If you have Gale the Wizard in your party, he will give you the solution to the riddle if you ask him. This magician has a great intellect, so he will explain the fastest way to give Jake Mate in two moves.
- Directly destroy the King piece: The board parts are sensitive to electricity, therefore, you can just use a spell and destroy the black king piece and thus complete the puzzle in a quite violent way.
As you can see, these two ways are much faster and more effective. With the second way you don't even have to move the pieces, simply cast a spell and finish off the king. Just like taking Gale with you, the puzzle won't be too difficult for you either.
Find the Strategy Room and the Dragon Ansur
Solve the Chess Board puzzle It is just one of the four tests you must solve to find the Ansur Dragon room.. But first you must find their location. Follow these steps to find the puzzle.
- First go to the Wurm Rock Fortress. Once here, you will have to get to the prison through some stairs.
- Then, find the Dragon Head Torches. Once inside the prison, You must look for two Torches that are shaped like a Dragon Head. When you have located them, turn them off, and throw electricity to each one, using a spell, an electric arrow, or a weapon with electricity.
- Look for the secret passage and dive into it. Once you have dealt electrical damage to the Torches, A secret passage will open, which you must follow.
- Once you have finished the passage, you will reach an area with four tests in different rooms. One of these rooms is called the Strategy Room, and here is the puzzle of the Chess board.
Once you complete these four challenges, you will be able Go directly to the room where the Ansur Dragon is located.. He will be found dead at the beginning, which will make you doubt a little, however, due to a plot twist, the dragon will be reborn and attack you, so get ready to fight.
And that was all, let me know in the comments what you thought of this simple way to complete one of the most difficult puzzles in the game.