Chess Puzzle #B4KeZ — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rook f1; bishop b2; knight g6; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rook e8; bishops b6/d7; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh5 — queen g5→h5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxf2+ — queen f7→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook f1→f2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Re1# — rook e8→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, pin, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Re1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp1b1qp1/1bp3N1/6Qn/8/8/PB3PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 24

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