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

Rating 1215 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king g3; queen d4; bishop f3; knight g4; pawns b5/c4/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks a2/b1; bishop e6; knight e5; pawns b7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf3 — knight e5→f3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6+ — knight g4→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Qh8# — queen d4→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p2pp1p/3pb1p1/1P2n3/2PQP1N1/5BKP/r5P1/1r6 b - - 3 29

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