Chess Puzzle #82vqD — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1774 · Advanced · kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king b1; queen g6; rooks d1/h1; bishop e6; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/f4/g2/g3. Black: king h8; queen a3; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/b7/d4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc3 — pawn d4→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook h1→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen g6→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nh7 (knight f6→h7).
  4. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→h7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/pp1n2p1/4BnQp/6N1/3p1P2/q1P3P1/P5P1/1K1R3R b - - 2 20

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