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

Rating 1608 · Advanced · clearance, kingside attack, mate, mate in 4, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h2; queen f6; rooks f7/g1; knight h4; pawns a2/d4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d2; rooks g7/g8; knight f2; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f2→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6+ — knight h4→g6, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qh4+ — queen f6→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Qh6 (queen d2→h6).
  4. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen h4→h6, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Rh7 (rook g7→h7).
  5. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→h7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

clearance, kingside attack, mate, mate in 4, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/pp3Rrp/4pQ2/3p1p2/3P3N/7P/P2q1nPK/6R1 b - - 1 28

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