Chess Puzzle #0gBQ1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1276 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/f5; bishop f7; pawns a3/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rooks b8/f8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/e4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen e5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h5→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh5# — rook f5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/1p3Bpp/p1n5/4qR1Q/4p3/P1P5/1P4PP/R6K b - - 2 29

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