Chess Puzzle #Jfz3O — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1426 · Intermediate · fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks d7/f1; bishop b3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights f5/f6; pawns a6/b7/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd7 — knight f6→d7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen e1→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king f7→f8).
  3. Best move: Qf7# — queen e6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/1p1R1kbp/p3pnp1/2q2n2/5P2/1BN5/PPP3PP/4QR1K b - - 0 22

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