Chess Puzzle #25bjW — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1221 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks b3/f1; knights c3/h5; pawns a2/d4/f6/g2/g6/h3. Black: king h8; queen a5; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/e7; knight e3; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight e3→g4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g7+ — pawn g6→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  3. Best move: f7# — pawn f6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with f7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r2k/pp2b2p/2p2PP1/q2p3N/3P2Q1/1RN1n2P/P5P1/5R1K b - - 0 24

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