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

Rating 1415 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks e7/h3; bishop e8; pawns a3/c2/f4/h2. Black: king h7; queen f6; rooks b8/g2; bishop a6; pawns a7/e6/f5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe7 — queen f6→e7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen h5→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
  3. Best move: Qh8# — queen h6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2B3/p3R2k/b3pq1p/5p1Q/5P2/P6R/2P3rP/4K3 b - - 0 32

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