Use the Transformation Spell and move the chess piece into a checkmate to solve the chess puzzle in Hogwarts Legacy. Read on to learn how to solve the chess puzzle, where to find the Treasure Vaults that have them, the moves of each chess piece, and more!
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Cast Revelio to find the object highlighted in blue. Use the Transformation spell to transform the object into a chess piece that you can use on the chessboard to solve the puzzle.
Transformation Effects and How to Get
Moving the white knight to a checkmate on the black king solves the puzzle.
Use Accio on the transformed chess piece to move it at the chessboard to perform a checkmate on the king. Doing so solves the puzzle and reveals the treasure chest in the Treasure Vault.
| World View | Map View |
|---|---|
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| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Cast Transformation on the chair and turn it into a black knight piece. |
| 2 |  Place the black knight piece one space behind the white pawn. The white pawn is positioned on the right side of the room. Placing the black knight piece on the space will attack the king from the L-shaped space between them. |
| 2a | If the transformed piece is a black bishop, place it two spaces behind the white pawn. |
| 3 |  Place the knight on the space to cause a checkmate, completing the puzzle. |
How to Solve Marunweem Lake Chess Puzzle
| World View | Map View |
|---|---|
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| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Cast Transformation on the chair and turn it into a black knight piece. |
| 2 |  Move the black knight piece to the space diagonally right of the white rook piece. The rook is the piece with a tall castle tower. Placing the black knight piece in this space will attack the king from the L-shaped space between them. |
| 3 |  Place the knight on the space to cause a checkmate, completing the puzzle. |
| World View | Map View |
|---|---|
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| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Cast Transformation on the chair and turn it into a white knight piece. |
| 2 |  Place the white knight piece two spaces in front of the other white knight piece. Placing the white knight piece in this space will attack the king from the L-shaped space between them. |
| 3 |  Place the knight on the space to cause a checkmate, completing the puzzle. |
How to Unlock All Treasure Vault Puzzles
Below you can find a table showing the moves that each chess piece can do in chess.
| Chess Piece | Move |
|---|---|
| Pawn | ・Can move one space forward and take a piece diagonally. |
| Knight | ・Can move in an L-shaped pattern. |
| Bishop | ・Can move at any number of spaces diagonally but it cannot jump over other pieces. |
| Rook | ・Can move at any number of spaces in a straight line. |
| Queen | ・Can move at any number of spaces in a straight line and diagonal line. |
| King | ・Can move at one space in any direction. |
| Other Puzzle Guides | |
|---|---|
| How to Solve Bone Pile Puzzle | How to Unlock All Treasure Vaults |
| All Landing Platform Puzzles | How to Solve the Chess Puzzle |
| How to Solve Arrow Block Puzzle | How to Solve Light and Darkness Puzzle |
| How to Solve Marunweem Lake Chess Puzzle | |
Reset until you get the pit in the corner this will be the bishop and a legendary drop from chest.
How to Solve the Chess Puzzle in Treasure Vaults
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