Chess Puzzle #DP2Dq — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1686 · Advanced · endgame, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; bishop g6; pawns c3/e5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; bishop a3; pawns a5/b3/g7/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc5 — queen e7→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7+ — queen h5→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h7→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
  4. Best move: Qe8# — queen h8→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, mate, mate in 3. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/4q1p1/6B1/p3P2Q/6Pp/bpP4P/8/4K3 b - - 2 40

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