Chess Puzzle #Ct2W8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1717 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks e6/g1; bishop f7; knight d6; pawns a2/c2/d5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks b2/f8; bishops a6/d4; pawns a5/c5/f4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook f8→f7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8+ — rook e6→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Rf8 (rook f7→f8).
  3. Best move: Rxf8+ — rook e8→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf8 (king g8→f8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qe8# — queen e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5Bp1/b2NR2p/p1pP4/3bQpP1/7P/PrP2q2/6RK b - - 1 29

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