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

Rating 1613 · Advanced · advanced pawn, double check, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks f4/h3; pawns a2/c2/e5/g2/g6. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks c8/e8; bishop d7; pawns a6/b6/d4/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook h3→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: g7+ — pawn g6→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king h8→h7).
  4. Best move: g8=Q# — pawn g7→g8, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, double check, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, promotion, sacrifice. The combination ends with g8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rqr2k/3b1Qp1/pp2p1Pp/4P3/3p1R2/7R/P1P3P1/6K1 b - - 1 28

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