Chess Puzzle #1hUyl — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h1; rook f1; bishop b2; knight e6; pawns a3/b4/d5/f2/f3/h2. Black: king h6; queen h5; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/f5/g5/h3. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg4+ — queen h5→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Qg2 (queen h1→g2).
3. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→g2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp6/3bN2k/3P1ppq/1P6/P4P1p/1B3P1P/5RKQ w - - 2 38

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