Chess Puzzle #4IPy4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1057 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishop c4; pawns a3/c3/d4/f3/g3. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen f5→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook h1→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh6# — queen d2→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/ppp3p1/5p1p/5q2/2BP4/P1P2PP1/3Q4/R3K2R b KQ - 0 19

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.