Chess Puzzle #I66pG — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1499 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks d4/g3; knight e2; pawns b2/f6/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen a2; rooks a8/g8; knight e5; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen a2→b2, 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 d4→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: r5rk/p1p2p1p/1p1p1PpQ/4n3/3R4/6RP/qP2N1P1/6K1 b - - 4 28

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