Chess Puzzle #dF7e8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1815 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks g1/h3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f3/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight c5; pawns a7/b7/f5/f7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7+ — rook g1→g7, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king g8→g7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3pb1/2q5/2n2p1Q/5P2/2P2P1R/PP5P/6RK b - - 0 25

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