Chess Puzzle #48OZh — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1142 · Beginner · deflection, endgame, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; bishop g6; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f2/g4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rook d8; pawns a7/b6/c4/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen e7→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7+ — queen h3→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h7→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
  4. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h8→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

deflection, endgame, long, mate, mate in 3. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/p3q1p1/1p2p1B1/4P3/2p3P1/2P4Q/PP3P2/6K1 b - - 0 31

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