Chess Puzzle #59bve — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rook b7; bishop g4; knights c6/e1; pawns a3/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks a8/e8; bishop g7; pawns a7/c5/d6/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen f4→g4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f2→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→g7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pR3pb1/2Np2pp/2pP4/2P2qB1/P7/5QPP/4N1K1 b - - 0 28

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