Chess Puzzle #gKBk7 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2200 · Expert · kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks c1/c3; bishop f3; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks g6/h4; knight c6; pawns a6/b6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen b3→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen d7→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxh3# — rook h4→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2pq1ppp/ppn3r1/3p4/1P1P3r/PQR1PB1P/5PP1/2R4K w - - 1 22

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