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

Rating 655 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishop a2; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks e4/e8; bishop a6; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/c3/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight e2→c3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1+ — rook e4→e1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook a1→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/p2n1pp1/bppq3p/8/1P1Pr3/P1p4P/B1Q1NPP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 21

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