Chess Puzzle #0SP4w — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1182 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks g1/g7; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f5/h5. Black: king h8; queen d6; rooks d7/f8; bishop c6; knight e7; pawns a5/b5/e5/f6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight e7→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg8+ — rook g7→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg8 (rook f8→g8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxg8# — queen g2→g8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/3rn1R1/2bq1p1p/pp2pP1P/4P3/2P5/PP1N2Q1/2K3R1 b - - 3 36

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