Chess Puzzle #LY3wx — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1425 · Intermediate · blind swine mate, intermezzo, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks e4/f1; bishop g3; knight d5; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2. Black: king c8; queen h3; rooks g8/h5; bishop c5; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg3+ — rook g8→g3, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g1→h2).
  3. Best move: Rhxh3# — rook h5→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

blind swine mate, intermezzo, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, pin, short. The combination ends with Rhxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k3r1/1pp5/p1n4p/2bNp2r/4R3/P2P2Bq/1PPQ1PP1/5RK1 w - - 7 23

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