Chess Puzzle #1xGV0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1097 · Beginner · blind swine mate, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, queenside attack, short.

Position

White: king b1; rooks f1/h1; bishop f4; knight e4; pawns b3/c2/d3/g4/h5. Black: king g8; rooks a7/a8; bishop f7; knight d4; pawns b4/c7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop f4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra1+ — rook a7→a1, gives check. Opponent replies Kb2 (king b1→b2).
  3. Best move: R8a2# — rook a8→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

blind swine mate, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, queenside attack, short. The combination ends with R8a2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/r1p2bp1/7p/7P/1p1nNBP1/1P1P4/2P5/1K3R1R w - - 0 33

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