Mate in 2: bishop to f6 (g5·2)
li-0H9pGnaming tag (square·N)The tactical motive
Mate in 2: the first move creates an unstoppable threat, the second delivers mate.
Difficulty 1889 ShuffleRating — for advanced tacticians.
White to move — find the best continuation
Position on the board
White: king g1, queen d5, bishop g5, pawn b2 g2 a3 f4.
Black: king h8, queen e2, rook e3, pawn a6 h6 b7.
7 white and 6 black pieces are on the board; the puzzle position arises after move 45.
Solution & explanation
Main line
45. Bf6+ Kh7 46. Qf7#
Why it works
- Great move! bishop to f6 keeps the pressure (#1).
- Well found: queen to f7 (#).
- The line ends in a forced mate in 2.
- If instead Kh7, then Qf7# and it is mate.
Types in this puzzle
Mate in 2
A forced checkmate in two moves.
Mate in two: your move, any reply, then the mating blow. Start with the most forcing first moves — checks and sacrifices that shrink the opponent's options to almost nothing. Against every single reply you must have a mate ready, so check them all without exception. The common failure is analyzing the pretty defense and forgetting the boring one.
Provenance
Derived from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0).
Pack 014
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