Chess Puzzle #0kLK9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 858 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a3; rook f2; bishop e2; knights f6/g5; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen h6; rooks b4/h8; bishop d7; knight d8; pawns a5/c4/d5/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb4 — pawn c3→b4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2+ — queen h6→h2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Qh1# — queen h2→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3n3r/3bkp2/4pN1q/p2pP1N1/1rpP4/Q1P5/P3BRPP/6K1 w - - 10 26

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