Chess Puzzle #02w6Y — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1042 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks e1/e2; bishops a2/c1; knight d4; pawns a3/b4/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks d8/e8; bishops b6/b7; knight e4; pawns a6/b5/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e2→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe8 (rook d8→e8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/1b3ppp/pb3q2/1p1p4/1P1Nn3/P1PQ4/B3RPPP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 22

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