Chess Puzzle #0ubhY — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 983 · Beginner · deflection, mate, mate in 2, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/g5; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/d7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen f6→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7+ — queen f3→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kd8 (king e8→d8).
  3. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f7→f8, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

deflection, mate, mate in 2, opening, short. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kbnr/pppp3p/2n2qp1/6B1/2BpP3/5Q2/PPP2PPP/RN2K2R b KQkq - 0 8

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