How To Solve The Chess Puzzle In Hogwarts Legacy

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A fun callback to one of the standout moments from, players must solve a puzzle in that represents a game of chess. Albeit with not nearly as much risk of personal injury as Ron, Harry, and Hermione had to endure, players may struggle to find the solution to this makeshift board. However, players can find the first instance of this confounding chess game within a cave close to the Poidsear Coast section of the open world.

There are a couple of pieces of magic players need to know before even traveling to this cave, most of all, the Depulso spell to spin the two contraptions on either side of the cavern's entrance and open the way inside. A quick use of Revelio helps players locate multiple chess pieces within the room, arranged in a chess match that has clearly gotten close to a conclusion.

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As seen by content creator SpookyFairy, both the Wingardium Leviosa and Transformation spells in are necessary to complete the puzzle, as players are required to put the black king into checkmate using the other objects found in the room. Players must only lock the opposing king piece into a checkmate by transforming an object into another chess piece and positioning it to cause a checkmate.

Earlier, the Revelio spell revealed a specific object in the room, indicating the one players should cast Transformation on. This turns the item into a Bishop piece, which may be moved around the spaces on the chess board through Wingardium Leviosa. Placingthe Bishop diagonally from the black king causes a checkmate and spontaneously destroys the figurehead.

Once the enemy king is destroyed, a treasure chest appears in the middle of the room with random rewards players can collect. Similar