=== Chess Short #53 ===
Format: countdown_puzzle
Source: Lichess puzzle TNgSe (rating 1853)
Pre-setup FEN: 8/3Q4/r2bR3/pk1pN3/8/1Pr5/P1q2P1P/7K b - - 6 37
Puzzle FEN (after setup move): 8/3Q4/r2bR3/p2pN3/1k6/1Pr5/P1q2P1P/7K w - - 7 38
Setup move (opponent): Kb4 (b5b4)
Solver plays: White
Themes: mate mateIn2 middlegame short
Solver moves (SAN): Qa4+ Nd7#
Full continuation (SAN): Qa4+ Kc5 Nd7#
Full continuation (UCI): d7a4 b4c5 e5d7
PGN: 38. Qa4+ Kc5 39. Nd7#
Lichess analysis: https://lichess.org/analysis/8%2F3Q4%2Fr2bR3%2Fp2pN3%2F1k6%2F1Pr5%2FP1q2P1P%2F7K%20w%20-%20-%207%2038
Lichess source: https://lichess.org/zo2dkYEx/black#74
Duration: 26s

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White to Move: Mate In 2 • Rating 1853 #shorts

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Mate In 2 puzzle, Lichess rating 1853. White to move — deliver mate in 2.

Solution: 38. Qa4+ Kc5 39. Nd7#

Try it yourself: https://lichess.org/analysis/8%2F3Q4%2Fr2bR3%2Fp2pN3%2F1k6%2F1Pr5%2FP1q2P1P%2F7K%20w%20-%20-%207%2038

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2026-04-27 21:00 (local machine time)
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