Chess Puzzle #6c8iP — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1763 · Advanced · attraction, deflection, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king c2; queen f3; rook h1; bishop f5; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c5/f2/g6. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks e5/f8; knight a6; pawns a5/b5/c6/d5/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen h6→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be6+ — bishop f5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe6 (rook e5→e6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h1→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh8 (king g8→h8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f3→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, deflection, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/6p1/n1p3Pq/ppPprB2/8/P1N2Q2/1PK2P2/7R b - - 0 28

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