Chess Puzzle #2EHD1 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1773 · Advanced · endgame, fork, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; knight d8; pawns a3/b2/e3/f2. Black: king h7; queen h4; rook h3; pawns a7/b7/c6/g6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen b3→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5+ — queen h4→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Qg4 (queen e6→g4).
  3. Best move: Qxg4# — queen g5→g4, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, fork, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qxg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3N4/pp4pk/2p3pp/8/7q/PQ2P2r/1P3P2/R4RK1 w - - 0 24

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