Chess Puzzle #7dkZo — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d6; rooks d1/f2; bishop b6; pawns a2/c3/c4/c7/e2/h2. Black: king c8; queen g2; rooks g3/h8; knights c6/f4; pawns b7/e5/f3/f6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook f2→g2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: fxg2+ — pawn f3→g2, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
3. Best move: Nh3# — knight f4→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, pin, short. The combination ends with Nh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/1pP5/1BnQ1p2/4p3/2P2n2/2P2pr1/P3PRqP/3R3K w - - 2 26

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