Chess Puzzle #L7a3p — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1407 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/d3; knights a8/g1; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen d4; rook h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc8 — queen g4→c8, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2+ — queen d4→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kd1 (king e1→d1).
  3. Best move: Qxd2# — queen f2→d2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Nnb2b1r/pp2kppp/2pp4/4p3/3qn1Q1/3B4/P1PB1PPP/R3K1NR w KQ - 2 11

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