Chess Puzzle #4B8FW — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks b7/d1; bishop c1; pawns g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks f8/g6; knight e4; pawns a7/c5/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen c4→e2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf8+ — queen e7→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf8 (king g8→f8, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rd8# — rook d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pR2Q1pp/6r1/2p2p2/2q1n3/7P/6P1/2BR2K1 b - - 4 28

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