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

Rating 2202 · Expert · discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knights c3/h8; pawns a2/b2/f3. Black: king b8; queen h4; rook g5; knights c6/g4; pawns a7/b7/d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf7 — knight h8→f7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2+ — knight g4→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Nxg5 (knight f7→g5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qg3# — queen h4→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k5N/pp4pp/2n5/3p2r1/6nq/2N2P2/PP2Q3/R4RK1 w - - 2 21

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