Chess Puzzle #4jnH6 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1160 · Beginner · clearance, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e4; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; knights e5/g4; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxb7 — bishop e4→b7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3+ — knight e5→f3, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

clearance, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pbqpbpp1/1p2p3/4n2p/3PB1n1/2N2N1P/PP3PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 14

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