Chess Puzzle #LyzGJ — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1575 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; bishop b1; knight e2; pawns d6/h5. Black: king h8; queen d7; rook f8; bishop e4; pawns e5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen d3→e4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh3+ — queen d7→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
  3. Best move: Rf1# — rook f8→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/3q4/3P3p/4p2P/4b3/3Q4/4N3/1B5K w - - 0 41

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