Chess Puzzle #8Yeum — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1608 · Advanced · clearance, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c1; queen g6; rooks g7/h1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/f3/h6. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks b8/f8; bishop c4; knight f6; pawns a5/b4/d6/e5/f4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd3 — bishop c4→d3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh7+ — rook g7→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Nxh7 (knight f6→h7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qg7# — queen g6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/6R1/3p1nQP/p1qPp3/1pb2p2/5P2/PPP5/2K4R b - - 4 30

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