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

Rating 1945 · Advanced · deflection, discovered attack, endgame, fork, mate, mate in 2.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rook f1; knight f4; pawns a3/b2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen b7; rook f8; bishop e5; pawns a6/b5/d6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen b7→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne6+ — knight f4→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g7→h8).
  3. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

deflection, discovered attack, endgame, fork, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/1q4kp/p2p2p1/1p2b3/4PNQ1/P7/1P4PP/5R1K b - - 9 27

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