Chess Puzzle #MTON2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1561 · Intermediate · Anastasia’s mate, attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; queen e4; rook d3; knight e7; pawns b2/b4/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen a7; rooks a8/f8; knight c7; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne6 — knight c7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen e4→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh3# — rook d3→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Anastasia’s mate, attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/q1n1Nppp/p7/1p2P3/1P2Q3/3R4/1PP3PP/2K5 b - - 4 24

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