Chess Puzzle #6Bn6f — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1488 · Intermediate · discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g2; rooks b1/f1; bishop c2; knights f5/f6; pawns c3/d4/f4/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks b8/f8; bishop b5; knights b3/c7; pawns a4/c4/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxf6+ — pawn g5→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Qg7# — queen g2→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/2nq1ppp/5N2/1b1p1NP1/p1pP1P1P/1nP5/2B3Q1/1R3RK1 b - - 5 29

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