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

Rating 1906 · Advanced · attraction, endgame, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rooks e7/g1; pawns a3/c2/f3/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; pawns a6/b5/e6/f6/h4/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7+ — rook e7→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh4+ — queen h3→h4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qh5 (queen e5→h5).
  4. Best move: Qxh5# — queen h4→h5, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/4R2p/p3pp2/1p2q3/7p/P4P1Q/2P4P/6RK b - - 0 29

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