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

Rating 1309 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e6; pawns a2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen b5; rooks d8/h8; bishops f8/h5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen e4→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1+ — queen b5→f1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf1 (king g1→f1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rd1# — rook d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/ppp3pp/4N3/1q2Pp1b/4Q3/2P5/P4PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 16

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