Chess Puzzle #Zs6fu — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1912 · Advanced · attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, pin, sacrifice.

Position

White: king a4; queen f7; rook g6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g4/h5. Black: king h7; queen h1; rooks b8/e5; bishop g5; pawns a6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf6 — bishop g5→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook g6→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh6 (king h7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qg6# — queen f7→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, mate, mate in 2, pin, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/5Qpk/p5Rp/4r1bP/K5P1/3P4/PPP2P2/7q b - - 4 41

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