Chess Puzzle #AMgfH — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1758 · Advanced · clearance, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f3; bishop d3; knight g5; pawns a3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop e8; knights d5/h6; pawns a7/c6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight d5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe6+ — knight g5→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxe6 (pawn f7→e6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qf6+ — queen h4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king g7→g8).
  4. Best move: Qf8# — queen f6→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

clearance, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qb2r/p4pkp/2p1p1pn/3nP1N1/3P3Q/P2B1R2/5PPP/R5K1 b - - 9 26

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