Chess Puzzle #0g6bz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 834 · Beginner · back rank mate, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks a1/e6; bishop f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f4; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight c6; pawns a5/b4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg6 — bishop f5→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2+ — queen f4→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  3. Best move: Qf1+ — queen f2→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf1 (rook a1→f1, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Rxf1# — rook f8→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1b5p/2n1R1p1/p4B2/1p1P1q2/2P4Q/PP3PPP/R5K1 w - - 2 22

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