Chess Puzzle #DIAG6 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1475 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g7; rooks a1/d1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/f5/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; knights e4/f6; pawns a5/b4/c6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook h8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6+ — queen g7→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f8→f7).
  3. Best move: Qxf7# — queen g6→f7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/2q1b1Q1/2p2n2/p3NP2/1p2n3/7P/PPP2PP1/R2R2K1 b q - 2 27

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