Chess Puzzle #4q09p — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1144 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/h7; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; bishops a5/c8; knight d3; pawns a7/b7/d6/d7/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd6 — pawn e5→d6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1+ — queen e7→e1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook a1→e1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe1# — rook e8→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1rk2/pp1pqppB/3p4/b3P1NQ/8/2Nn4/PB3PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 19

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