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

Rating 1801 · Advanced · fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen g6; rook d1; bishop h7; knight d4; pawns a2/c3/c4/g2/h4. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/e5; bishop g4; knight c5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f7→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7+ — queen g6→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king e7→e8).
  3. Best move: Bg6# — bishop h7→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

fork, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Bg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q4/ppp2k1B/3p2Qp/2n1r3/2PN2bP/2P5/P5P1/2KR4 b - - 1 21

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