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

Rating 943 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishops c2/c3; knight f3; pawns a4/b2/d4/f2/g2. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop h3; knights c6/g5; pawns a5/b6/b7/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2+ — queen f7→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g1→h2).
  3. Best move: Qxg2# — queen f2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1p3qp1/1pnp3p/p5n1/P2P4/2BQ1N1b/1PB2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 2 21

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