Chess Puzzle #2R2F4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 574 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen e2; rooks e1/g1; bishop d3; pawns a2/c2/c3/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks d8/e8; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8+ — queen e2→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe8 (rook d8→e8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe8# — rook e1→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/ppp2ppp/8/4n3/3p3q/2PB1P1P/P1P1QP1K/4R1R1 b - - 5 19

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