Chess Puzzle #6MbFh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/f2; knight e5; pawns b4/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen b7; rooks d2/d8; knight e3; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen h6→h7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rd1+ — rook d2→d1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd1 (rook a1→d1, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxd1+ — rook d8→d1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rf1 (rook f2→f1).
4. Best move: Rxf1# — rook d1→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame. The combination ends with Rxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/pq2kp1p/1p2p2Q/4N3/1PP2P2/4n3/3r1RPP/R5K1 w - - 9 27

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