Chess Puzzle #3WgAE — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1085 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e1/f1; bishop g3; knights d2/e4; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/f5/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks b8/f8; bishops b7/g5; knight h8; pawns a6/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight e4→g5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1+ — queen c6→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g1→f2).
  3. Best move: Qg2# — queen h1→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rkn/1b3ppp/p1q5/2p1PPb1/2PpN3/6B1/PP1NQ2P/4RRK1 w - - 3 24

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