Chess Puzzle #5qXFl — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1664 · Advanced · discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen d3; rooks a1/d1; knight c6; pawns b2/c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks b8/f8; bishop f2; pawns d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb8 — knight c6→b8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be3+ — bishop f2→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Ke1 (king f1→e1).
  3. Best move: Qf2# — queen f6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/5ppp/2Np1q2/4p3/4P3/2PQ4/1P3bPP/R2R1K2 w - - 2 25

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