Chess Puzzle #MixRI — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1416 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f2; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/e3/e4/h2. Black: king c8; queen g3; rooks h6/h8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g4/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1+ — rook h6→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g1→g2).
  3. Best move: R8h2# — rook h8→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with R8h2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/ppp2pp1/2p1b2r/8/P3P1p1/2NPP1q1/1PP2R1P/R3Q1K1 w - - 0 16

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