Chess Puzzle #CMeDU — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1534 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king g4; queen f6; rook e7; pawns f4/g5/h3. Black: king g8; queen g2; rook f8; pawns f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king g4→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2+ — queen g2→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Kg4 (king h4→g4).
  3. Best move: h5# — pawn h6→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with h5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4Rp2/5Qpp/6P1/5PK1/7P/6q1/8 w - - 3 48

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