Chess Puzzle #HrroO — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1646 · Advanced · discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks f1/g6; bishop e3; pawns a2/c2/d3/e4/f5/h2. Black: king h7; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c5/h6; pawns a5/d6/e5/f6/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rh8 — rook f8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook g6→h6, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h5→f7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/5qpk/3p1pRn/p1n1pP1Q/4P3/3PB3/P1P4P/5RK1 b - - 5 23

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