Chess Puzzle #2e6yn — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1624 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king b1; queen d2; rooks e4/h1; bishop c2; knight e7; pawns a2/b2/d6/g2. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks b8/f8; bishop g7; knights b6/d3; pawns a6/c4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen d7→d6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7+ — rook h1→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rh4+ — rook e4→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Bh6 (bishop g7→h6).
  4. Best move: Qxh6# — queen d2→h6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/3qN1bp/pn1P2p1/8/2p1R3/3n4/PPBQ2P1/1K5R b - - 0 29

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