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

Position

White: king a1; queen d4; rook g1; bishop b2; pawns a3/h3. Black: king h8; queen c2; rooks e2/f8; pawns b3/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook e2→d2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf6+ — queen d4→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf6 (rook f8→f6, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bxf6# — bishop b2→f6, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Bxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/7p/5p2/8/3Q4/Pp5P/1Bq1r3/K5R1 b - - 0 41

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