Chess Puzzle #AuVmO — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1756 · Advanced · attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king h3; queen a5; rooks a1/e8; pawns b2/b3/c4/f3/f5/g4/h5. Black: king h7; queen g5; rook d2; pawns b4/f4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 8 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen a5→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4+ — queen g5→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh4 (king h3→h4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh2# — rook d2→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4R3/6pk/7p/Q4PqP/1pP2pP1/1P3P1K/1P1r4/R7 w - - 1 39

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