Chess Puzzle #2FbL1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1137 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks e1/e2; pawns a4/b2/c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen f6; rooks f7/f8; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/g4/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen e3→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1+ — queen f6→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf1 (rook e1→f1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f7→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/2p2r1k/1p1p1qp1/p7/P3P1p1/2P1Q3/1P2R1PP/4R1K1 w - - 2 33

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