Chess Puzzle #4QQmQ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks a1/g1; pawns a4/b5/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen g3; rooks e3/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Raf1 — rook a1→f1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen g3→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxh3# — rook e3→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k4r1/ppp5/7Q/1P6/P6p/4r1qP/6P1/R5RK w - - 0 34

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