Chess Puzzle #G6N8e — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1471 · Intermediate · Anastasia’s mate, attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks d3/f1; knight e7; pawns a2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks a8/f8; bishop e6; knight e4; pawns a6/f5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc2 — queen b2→c2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h4→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh3# — rook d3→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Anastasia’s mate, attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/4Nppp/p3b3/4Pp2/4n2Q/3R4/PqP3PP/5RK1 b - - 6 22

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