Chess Puzzle #0IuE8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1082 · Beginner · discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; bishop c2; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights d5/f7; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb4 — knight d5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppq1bnpp/4p3/3n4/4N3/1P1Q1N1P/P1B2PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 1 22

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