Chess Puzzle #295qy — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 892 · Beginner · clearance, kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 2, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishop c2; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/e7; knight f6; pawns a4/b5/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf6+ — knight e4→f6, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/4bpp1/b1p1pn1p/1p6/p2PN3/3QPN2/PPB2PPP/3RK2R b K - 1 15

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