Chess Puzzle #0oWw5 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 925 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks a1/g1; bishops b2/e2; knights d2/f3; pawns a3/b3/d4/e3/f2/h3. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen f5→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nh2 (knight f3→h2).
  3. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h3→h2, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/1pp2pp1/p1nb4/3p1q2/3Pn2p/PP2PN1P/1B1NBP2/R3Q1RK w - - 4 17

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