Chess Puzzle #0brCq — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1174 · Beginner · kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/f4; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/g6; knight g8; pawns a7/c6/c7/g3/h4. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen d7→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Be4+ — bishop g6→e4, gives check. Opponent replies Rf3 (rook f1→f3).
  4. Best move: Bxf3# — bishop e4→f3, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Bxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k1nr/p1pq4/2p3b1/2b5/Q1B2B1p/2P3pP/PP2N1P1/RN3RK1 w kq - 1 22

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