Chess Puzzle #1OBmE — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1232 · Intermediate · fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rook f1; bishop a1; pawns a3/b4/e3/f4/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen c7; rooks d8/g8; bishop b7; knight c1; pawns a7/b6/c5/e4/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen c7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f6→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rg7 (rook g8→g7).
  3. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→g7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2r1/pbq2p1k/1p3Qpp/2p5/1P2pP2/P3P1P1/7P/B1n2RK1 b - - 0 28

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