Chess Puzzle #HiZe7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; bishop g2; pawns a4/b5/c5/g5. Black: king h7; queen g3; rook h8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/f4/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen g3→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf7+ — queen h5→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Qg7 (queen g5→g7).
3. Best move: Bxe4# — bishop g2→e4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Bxe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/pp5k/2p4p/1PP3PQ/P3pp2/6q1/6B1/7K b - - 5 37

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