Chess Puzzle #Lso1l — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1632 · Advanced · fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h7; rooks a1/f1; bishops f5/h4; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks c8/g8; bishops b5/e7; knight f8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e4/f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh7 — knight f8→h7, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg6+ — bishop f5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king f7→f8).
  3. Best move: Ne6# — knight f4→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Ne6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1nr1/pp2bkpQ/5p1p/1bpp1B2/3PpN1B/2P1P2P/PP3PP1/R4RK1 b - - 13 29

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