Chess Puzzle #0vAsx — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 904 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f3; rooks f1/g5; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e5/f4/g6/h3. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks e8/f8; bishop b2; knight d3; pawns a7/b6/c7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen f3→h5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  3. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/p1p3p1/1p4Pp/4PqR1/2P2P2/1P1n1Q1P/Pb2N2K/5R2 b - - 4 30

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