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

Rating 1421 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen h3; rook h1; bishop e6; knight b1; pawns b2/c2/d4/e3/f2/g6. Black: king g7; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/b4/c4/d5/e4/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen h3→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf6 (king g7→f6).
  3. Best move: g7# — pawn g6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with g7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/1b2b1k1/p3B1Pp/3p4/1ppPp3/4P2Q/qPP2P2/1NK4R b - - 3 26

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