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

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks f6/g1; bishop f4; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/h2. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks d8/g8; knights c6/h4; pawns a7/b7/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen d3→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rh6# — rook f6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Rh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2rk/pp2qp1p/2n2R2/4P3/3P1B1n/P2Q4/1P2N2P/6RK b - - 6 22

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