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

Rating 1044 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rooks a1/f4; bishops d6/e4; pawns a4/c2/c3/e5/f2/g4. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/g7; bishop d7; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/c4/e6/h5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8+ — rook f4→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf8 (rook a8→f8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f3→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/p2b2r1/1pnBp2p/4P2p/P1p1BRPq/2P2Q2/2P2PK1/R7 b - - 3 27

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