Chess Puzzle #9G2BY — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1605 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks d3/g1; bishop g5; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks f7/f8; bishop g4; knight h5; pawns a7/b6/c7/e5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc3 — knight e2→c3. 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: 5rk1/p1p2r1p/1p4p1/3Pp1Bn/2P3b1/1P1R4/P2QNqPP/6RK w - - 16 29

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