Chess Puzzle #oO1ph — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1876 · Advanced · mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen h4; rooks g5/h3; bishop d3; pawns a2/f2/h2. Black: king h7; queen c1; rooks e8/f8; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/e5/f5/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh5+ — queen h4→h5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh5 (pawn g6→h5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rhxh5# — rook h3→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rhxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr2/pp5k/6p1/4ppRp/3n3Q/3B3R/P4PKP/2q5 b - - 1 29

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