Chess Puzzle #00rw0 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; bishops g3/g6; pawns b2/c2/d4/f7/h5. Black: king h8; queen d8; rook a8; bishop g7; knight c6; pawns a4/b4/d5/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bxd4+ — bishop g7→d4, captures pawn, gives check. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxd4+ — queen g4→d4, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Nxd4 (knight c6→d4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Be5+ — bishop g3→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Qf6 (queen d8→f6).
4. Best move: Bxf6# — bishop e5→f6, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

exposed king, fork, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Bxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q3k/5Pb1/2n3Bp/3p2pP/pp1P2Q1/6B1/1PP5/6K1 b - - 0 39

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