Chess Puzzle #0RVYZ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1207 · Intermediate · fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen g7; rook e1; knight e4; pawns e5/f3/g3/h2. Black: king e7; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights e2/g6; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 13 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6+ — queen g7→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king e7→e8).
  3. Best move: Nd6# — knight e4→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Nd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/p2pkpQp/1p2p1n1/4P3/4N3/5PP1/q3n2P/4RK2 b - - 1 24

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