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

Rating 1475 · Intermediate · discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, pin, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks d1/h3; bishop b3; knights a4/g5; pawns a2/b2/e5/f4/g4/h5. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/c8; bishop b7; knights c5/e7; pawns a5/b4/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxb3+ — knight c5→b3, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies axb3 (pawn a2→b3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxc2# — queen c7→c2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, pin, queenside attack, short. The combination ends with Qxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/1bq1np1p/4p1p1/p1n1P1NP/Np3PP1/1B5R/PPQ5/2KR4 w - - 0 21

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