Chess Puzzle #Enndf — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · attraction, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king a1; queen c2; rooks d1/h1; knight g5; pawns c3/f4/f7/h4. Black: king g7; queen b6; rooks b2/f8; pawns a3/b7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa4 — queen c2→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra2+ — rook b2→a2, gives check. Opponent replies Kxa2 (king a1→a2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qb2# — queen b6→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/1p3Pk1/1q4p1/6Np/5P1P/p1P5/1rQ5/K2R3R w - - 2 33

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