Chess Puzzle #AGWn1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen d8; rooks c1/d1; bishop f5; pawns a3/b4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks c7/e5; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd8 — queen e7→d8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8+ — rook d1→d8, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Re8 (rook e5→e8).
  3. Best move: Rxe8# — rook d8→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q2k1/1pr1qpp1/p1p4p/4rB2/1P2n3/P6P/5PPK/2RR4 b - - 1 25

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