Chess Puzzle #479JY — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1679 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h3; queen g5; rooks c1/e1; knight f4; pawns a2/d5/f3/g3/h6. Black: king h8; queen f2; rooks d6/d8; bishop d3; pawns a6/b5/c4/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook d8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg8+ — queen g5→g8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg8 (king h8→g8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/5p1p/p2r3P/1p1P1pQ1/2p2N2/3b1PPK/P4q2/2R1R3 b - - 0 36

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