Chess Puzzle #320K5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1348 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; bishop d3; knight g4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h4. Black: king g7; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/h6. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f6→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6+ — queen h5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g7→h8).
  3. Best move: Qh7# — queen g6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/pp4k1/4pq1p/3p3Q/3P2NP/2PB4/PP4P1/6K1 b - - 2 26

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