Chess Puzzle #2se67 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; knight e1; pawns b3/c4/g5/h2. Black: king h7; queen b1; rook f2; knight e4; pawns a7/b6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qc1 — queen b1→c1. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g6+ — pawn g5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king h7→h8).
3. Best move: Qe8+ — queen f7→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Rf8 (rook f2→f8).
4. Best move: Qxf8# — queen e8→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, fork, long, mate, mate in 3. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4Qpk/1p5p/6P1/2P1n3/1P6/5r1P/1q2N1K1 b - - 3 30

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