Chess Puzzle #3f0qe — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1784 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/h5; bishop c2; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/g2/g4. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks d8/e8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen h4→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h5→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh8 (king g8→h8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/pp3pp1/2p1b3/3p3R/P2P2Pq/2PQ4/1PB3P1/R5K1 b - - 1 25

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