Chess Puzzle #4g4TU — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1056 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g2; rooks d1/e1; knight h3; pawns a2/c2/c3/f2/h4. Black: king c8; queen e6; rooks f8/g7; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen g2→g7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen e6→h3, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
  3. Best move: Nf3# — knight e5→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Nf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r2/pp4r1/4q3/3pn2p/2p1p2P/2P4N/P1P2PQ1/3RR2K w - - 0 27

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