Chess Puzzle #NyNuo — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king d1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/e5/f3/g2/h3. Black: king f5; queen h4; rook h8; bishops f8/g6; knight d3; pawns a7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen h4→e4, captures queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4+ — pawn g2→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen e4→g4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: hxg4# — pawn h3→g4, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with hxg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5b1r/p4ppp/4p1b1/4Pk2/1P1PQ2q/2Pn1P1P/P2B2P1/R2K3R b - - 2 22

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