Chess Puzzle #06dj7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 478 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks d1/e1; bishop f3; pawns a3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/e8; bishop g6; pawns a7/c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e6→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8+ — queen e3→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe8 (rook c8→e8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/p1q2ppp/4p1b1/2pP4/2P5/P3QB1P/5PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 24

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