Chess Puzzle #2dPei — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1388 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king h4; queen g3; rook c8; pawns e5/f3/g5/h5. Black: king h7; queen f1; rook b2; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg2 — rook b2→g2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6+ — pawn g5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: hxg6# — pawn h5→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with hxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2R5/p4ppk/4p2p/3pP1PP/7K/5PQ1/1r6/5q2 b - - 2 36

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