Chess Puzzle #3g4M7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1164 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/c8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d5 — pawn d7→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd5+ — queen c4→d5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Be6 (bishop c8→e6).
  3. Best move: Qxe6# — queen d5→e6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3kr/pppp2p1/1b6/6Np/2Q1P1n1/6qP/PP4P1/RNB2R1K b - - 3 15

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