Chess Puzzle #1lOrJ — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rook e1; bishop c8; pawns a3/g2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f7; bishops d4/d5; pawns a5/b6/e5/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh6 — queen h5→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bxg2+ — bishop d5→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg2 (king h1→g2, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qf2+ — queen f7→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh3 (king g2→h3).
4. Best move: Qf3# — queen f2→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, fork, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2B3k1/5q2/1p5p/p2bp1pQ/3b2P1/P7/6PP/4R2K w - - 1 34

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