Chess Puzzle #Hu3gx — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1787 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/f4; bishop b1; pawns a2/c3/c4/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/g8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b6/d4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc3 — pawn d4→c3, captures pawn. 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: Rh4# — rook f4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q2rk/1b3p1p/pp3PpQ/8/2Pp1R2/2P5/P5PP/RB4K1 b - - 4 21

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