Chess Puzzle #4uSAf — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; rooks e3/h1; knight b5; pawns d4/f3/f7/h4. Black: king b8; rooks g2/h8; knights b2/g3; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxh1 — knight g3→h1, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re8+ — rook e3→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe8+ (rook h8→e8, captures rook, gives check).
3. Best move: fxe8=Q# — pawn f7→e8, captures rook, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 2, promotion, short. The combination ends with fxe8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k5r/pp3Ppp/8/1N6/3P3P/4RPn1/1n4r1/4K2R b - - 6 27

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