Chess Puzzle #MOVP3 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2078 · Expert · discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h2; queen h6; rooks c1/h4; bishop b1; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/f6/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/g8; bishop d5; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/c4/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf8 — queen d8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Ng7# — knight h5→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Ng7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q2rk/5p1p/p2p1PpQ/1p1bn2N/2p4R/7P/PP4PK/1BR5 b - - 1 30

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