Chess Puzzle #0BDRA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1186 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f3; rooks f1/f2; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/c2/d3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks a8/f8; knight f4; pawns a6/b5/c6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh3 — knight f4→h3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8+ — queen f3→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf8 (rook a8→f8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f2→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/6pp/p1p4q/1p2p3/1P3n2/P2P1QNP/2P2RPK/5R2 b - - 2 21

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