Chess Puzzle #GkFB3 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1538 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks b1/f3; bishop e4; pawns c4/d3/f6/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a2/g8; bishop d4; pawns b2/b6/c5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ra1 — rook a2→a1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh3# — rook f3→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rk/2q2p1p/1p3PpQ/2p5/2PbB3/3P1R2/rp5P/1R5K b - - 5 26

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