Chess Puzzle #3rWWu — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d7; rook f1; knight g3; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook e6; bishop d4; pawns a7/c6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxh5 — knight g3→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxf2+ — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook f1→f2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Re1# — rook e6→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, pin, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Re1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p2Q1pp1/2p1rq2/7p/3b4/6N1/P1P2PPP/5RK1 w - - 2 26

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