Chess Puzzle #Z2tGz — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1806 · Advanced · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops a3/c4; pawns a4/b5/c3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen h5; rooks d2/h8; bishops e2/f2; knight g4; pawns a5/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd2 — queen c2→d2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen h5→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bf3# — bishop e2→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Bf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k2r/1pp2ppp/8/pP2p2q/P1B1P1n1/B1P4P/2QrbbP1/R3R2K w k - 0 20

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