Chess Puzzle #6AwNF — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1888 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; queen a3; rooks d1/e1; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b7→b5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8+ — queen a3→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf8 (king g8→f8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bh6+ — bishop f4→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king f8→g8).
  4. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppp2p1p/2n3p1/5q2/3p1B1P/Q5P1/PPP2P2/2KRR3 b - - 1 18

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