Chess Puzzle #4MrD5 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1621 · Advanced · kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rook a1; bishops b3/f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/g5. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight b8; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/e5/g7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king h8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6. Opponent replies Rf5 (rook f8→f5).
  3. Best move: Qh7+ — queen h5→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  4. Best move: Qh8# — queen h7→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbq1r1k/2p1b1p1/p7/1p1pp1PQ/3P1B2/1BP1P3/PP3PP1/R3K3 b Q - 1 18

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