Chess Puzzle #5K0f9 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d5; rook a1; bishop c3; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks f8/h2; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/f3/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf2+ — queen b6→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king h2→h1).
3. Best move: Qg2# — queen f2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp4p1/1q2N3/3Qn3/8/2B2p1P/PP5r/R6K w - - 1 33

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