Chess Puzzle #BOrp8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · attraction, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a2/f1; bishop c3; pawns d5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c6; knights d6/e7; pawns a4/c7/f6/f7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king h7→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf6+ — bishop c3→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf6 (king g7→f6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qg5# — queen h5→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r2/2p1np1k/2bn1p2/3P3Q/p4P2/2B3P1/R6P/5RK1 b - - 1 27

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