Chess Puzzle #5N5jr — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1151 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks b1/b7; bishop e4; pawns a4/c3/d4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/c8; knight f6; pawns a5/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/1R3ppp/2pqpn2/p7/P2PB2P/2P2QP1/5P2/1R4K1 b - - 0 21

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