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

Rating 1768 · Advanced · master, mate, mate in 2, opening, queenside attack, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops e2/e3; knights b1/c2; pawns a3/b2/f3/g5/h4. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishop f8; knights e5/f6; pawns a6/b3/d7/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g5→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2+ — queen c7→c2, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Qxc2 (queen d2→c2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxc2# — rook c8→c2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 2, opening, queenside attack, short. The combination ends with Rxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/2qp1pp1/p3pn1p/4n1P1/7P/Pp2BP2/1PNQB3/1NKR3R w k - 0 17

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