White to play and mate in two.
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28. Qg8+ Rxg8 29. Nf7#
Smothered mate. White gives up the queen on g8. The king can't take, because the knight on h6 guards g8, so Black has to take with the rook. Then the knight jumps to f7 with mate: the king is hemmed in by its own rook and pawns and can't move.
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The puzzle comes from Lichess. The position is from a real game.
Updated November 7, 2026