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

Rating 1418 · Intermediate · kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen g2; rooks d1/e7; bishop d5; knight f4; pawns a3/b2/h2. Black: king g7; queen a4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a5/b7/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g7→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg6+ — knight f4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qh3+ — queen g2→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Nh6 (knight g4→h6).
  4. Best move: Qxh6# — queen h3→h6, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/1p2R1kp/5pp1/p2B4/q4Nn1/P7/1P4QP/3R2K1 b - - 3 25

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