Chess Puzzle #0Oukr — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1461 · Intermediate · discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen e2; rooks d2/g1; bishop g2; knight d4; pawns a3/b2/c3/e5/f4/h3. Black: king h8; queen g7; rooks g3/g8; knights c6/h7; pawns a6/b7/c4/d5/e6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight d4→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh3+ — rook g3→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Bxh3 (bishop g2→h3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxg1# — queen g7→g1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/1p4qn/p1n1p2p/3pP3/2pN1P2/P1P3rP/1P1RQ1BK/6R1 w - - 9 32

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