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

Rating 1766 · Advanced · clearance, endgame, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king b1; queen e6; rooks e1/f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d2; rooks b8/f7; pawns a6/c5/c7/d6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook b8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen e6→f7, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Re8+ — rook e1→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Rf8 (rook f7→f8).
  4. Best move: Rfxf8# — rook f5→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

clearance, endgame, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rfxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/2p2rpp/p2pQ3/2p2R2/8/8/PPPq1PPP/1K2R3 b - - 0 22

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