Chess Puzzle #4tm6C — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1078 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c6; bishop c3; knight d2; pawns a3/b4/d5/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; bishop g3; pawns a4/b5/d6/e5/f4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen c6→d6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1+ — queen f2→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Nf1 (knight d2→f1).
  3. Best move: Qxf1# — queen e1→f1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/2Qp3p/1p1Pp3/pP2Pp2/P1B2PbP/3N1qP1/7K w - - 7 32

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