Chess Puzzle #Y4me8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1906 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king e1; queen h6; rooks a1/g6; bishop e3; knight e6; pawns a3/b2/c3/f2/h3. Black: king h8; queen c8; rooks b8/f8; bishops d3/e5; pawns a4/d5/e4/h5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh6# — rook g6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rq2r1k/7p/4N1RQ/3pb2p/p3p3/P1PbB2P/1P3P2/R3K3 b Q - 2 29

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