Chess Puzzle #7FYcd — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1549 · Intermediate · endgame, long, master, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rook g1; knight d6; pawns d4/e3/f4/h5. Black: king h8; queen b2; rook g8; bishop f5; pawns b4/e4/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen b2→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7+ — knight d6→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king h8→h7).
  3. Best move: Qg6+ — queen g3→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxg6 (bishop f5→g6, captures queen).
  4. Best move: hxg6# — pawn h5→g6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, master, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice. The combination ends with hxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/6p1/3Np2p/5b1P/1p1PpP2/4P1Q1/1q6/6RK b - - 1 37

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