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

Position

White: king b1; queen a6; rook c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rook f8; knight c4; pawns b5/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight c3→e4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxc1+ — queen h6→c1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxc1 (king b1→c1, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rf1# — rook f8→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, queenside attack, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/6pp/Q3p2q/1p2P3/2n5/2N5/PPP3PP/1KR5 w - - 3 28

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