Chess Puzzle #7t3vz — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1728 · Advanced · discovered attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen e7; rook g1; bishops f6/g2; pawns b4/h3. Black: king h8; queen c2; rooks a2/c8; bishops d3/f2; pawns e4/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6+ — queen e7→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  3. Best move: Bxe4+ — bishop g2→e4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Bxg1 (bishop f2→g1, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Bd5# — bishop e4→d5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Bd5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/4Q1pp/5B2/5p2/1P2p3/3b3P/r1q2bB1/6RK b - - 7 32

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