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

Rating 1604 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks e1/f1; bishop e4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/h5; bishop d4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh2+ — rook h5→h2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh2 (king h1→h2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q4/pp3pk1/3p2pp/2pP3r/2PbBP2/1P6/P2Q2PP/4RR1K w - - 1 24

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