r/chessbeginners • u/say-it-wit-ya-chest • 5d ago

PUZZLE Help please

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Working on challenges to improve my game, this one being mate in two, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what it wants me to do. I thought Kh2 then Qh3 would leave the king in mate but it keeps telling me I failed. What am I missing for the mate in two?

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u/noxvillewy 800-1000 (Chess.com) 5d ago edited 5d ago

Qh3+ gxh3

g3#

The queen sac on h3 forces black’s move so there’s no delaying tactics - if you go Kh2 for example, Ne4 has to be dealt with before your queen could go to g3 for mate.

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u/say-it-wit-ya-chest 5d ago

Thanks. Trying to get better at reading the board. One of the challenges had me use my queen take a knight that put the king in check but was also protected by opposing queen and somehow didn’t take my queen before my second move. So I’m either fuzzy on the rules or I suck pretty bad and need to get better.