Chess Puzzle #1Ohse — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1107 · Beginner · endgame, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king g2; queen c7; bishop b5; pawns a4/b2/d5/e4/g4/h2. Black: king f8; queen h4; bishops b7/g7; pawns a7/b6/d6/e5/f4/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen h4→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb8+ — queen c7→b8, gives check. Opponent replies Bc8 (bishop b7→c8).
  3. Best move: Qxc8+ — queen b8→c8, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Qd8 (queen e7→d8).
  4. Best move: Qxd8# — queen c8→d8, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, mate, mate in 3. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/pbQ2pb1/1p1p3p/1B1Pp3/P3PpPq/8/1P4KP/8 b - - 1 26

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