Chess Puzzle #6Rti4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1663 · Advanced · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks c2/e1; bishop a6; knights c3/f3; pawns a4/b2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen b8; rooks c8/h8; bishop b7; knights d4/g4; pawns c5/d7/e6/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2+ — queen b8→h2, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Qh1# — queen h2→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1qr1k2r/1b1p1pp1/B3p3/2pP3p/P2nP1n1/2N2N1P/1PR1QPP1/4R1K1 w k - 1 20

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