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

Rating 1404 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/f1; bishops f4/f5; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e2; rooks e7/e8; bishop c6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook d1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1+ — queen e2→f1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf1 (king g1→f1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Re1# — rook e7→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Re1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/ppp1rpp1/2b2n1p/5B2/2P2B2/7P/PPQ1qPP1/3R1RK1 w - - 5 20

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