Chess Puzzle #CEh1N — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f2; queen c3; rook h5; bishop c4; pawn a3. Black: king g7; queen a4; rooks e8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re5 — rook e8→e5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg3+ — queen c3→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Rg5 (rook e5→g5).
3. Best move: Qc7+ — queen g3→c7, gives check. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f8→f7).
4. Best move: Qxf7# — queen c7→f7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, mate, mate in 3. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr2/pp4k1/2p2p2/7R/q1B5/P1Q5/5K2/8 b - - 0 36

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