Chess Puzzle #6ik7r — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1469 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks e3/g1; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/c4/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a8/f7; knight d2; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/e6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook e3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg1+ — queen f2→g1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg1 (king h1→g1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rf1# — rook f7→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1pp2rp1/p2pp3/4p3/P1P1P1Q1/2NPR3/1P1n1qPP/6RK w - - 0 19

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