Chess Puzzle #D5hhT — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1408 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, double check, endgame, exposed king, long, mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen a3; rook b1; pawns a5/c4/d3/d5/e4/g2/g4. Black: king b8; queen d4; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e5/f7/g3/h3. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2 — queen d4→f2. Opponent replies Qb2 (queen a3→b2).
  3. Best move: g2+ — pawn g3→g2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king h1→h2).
  4. Best move: g1=Q# — pawn g2→g1, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, double check, endgame, exposed king, long, mate, mate in 3, promotion, quiet move. The combination ends with g1=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/p1p2p2/1p1p4/P2Pp3/2PqP1P1/Q2P2pp/6P1/1R5K w - - 0 31

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