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

Position

White: king h1; queen a6; rooks b1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/e4/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks b8/c2; knight g3; pawns e5/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen g6→h5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
3. Best move: Qh2# — queen h5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/6pp/Q3p1q1/4p3/4P3/4BPn1/PPr4P/1R3R1K w - - 0 23

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