Chess Puzzle #49khE — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1455 · Intermediate · fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/e6; bishop c7; pawns a3/b2/d6/f2/g3. Black: king e8; queen c8; rooks a7/g8; bishop g7; knight d7; pawns a6/b5/c4/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f7→e6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen g4→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king e8→f8).
  3. Best move: Qe7# — queen e6→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2q1k1r1/r1Bn1pb1/p2PR3/1p6/2p3Q1/P5P1/1P3P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 25

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