Chess Puzzle #7Y6R2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1446 · Intermediate · clearance, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook f1; bishop d2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c4/c5/d7/e5/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd8 — king e8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne6+ — knight g5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies dxe6 (pawn d7→e6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bg5+ — bishop d2→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Be7 (bishop f8→e7).
  4. Best move: Qxe7# — queen f7→e7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

clearance, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kb1r/pp1p1Qp1/8/1qp1p1Np/2p4P/8/PP1B2P1/5RK1 b kq - 1 19

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