Chess Puzzle #Hf04y — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1901 · Advanced · attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen h7; knights b5/f3; pawns a4/b2/d4/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king d7; queen c1; rook g6; bishop e7; pawns a5/b7/d5/e6/f7/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf7 — queen h7→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h3+ — pawn h4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh3 (king g2→h3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qf1# — queen c1→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p1kbp1Q/4p1r1/pN1pP3/P2P3p/5NP1/1P3PKP/2q5 w - - 0 26

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