Chess Puzzle #TPZWy — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1937 · Advanced · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g5; queen b8; rook b2; knight f6; pawns a4/d3/d4/e5/f4/g4. Black: king g7; rooks g1/h1; knight h6; pawns a5/a7/d5/e6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen b8→d8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg4+ — rook g1→g4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nxg4 (knight f6→g4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rh5# — rook h1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 2, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1Q6/p4pk1/4pNpn/p2pP1K1/P2P1PP1/3P4/1R6/6rr w - - 18 35

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