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

Rating 1430 · Intermediate · endgame, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; knight a7; pawns a2/b2/c2/c6/e4/f2/f3/h3. Black: king b8; queen d8; bishop g7; pawns b6/c5/c7/e5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa6 — queen e2→a6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bh6+ — bishop g7→h6, gives check. Opponent replies f4 (pawn f3→f4).
  3. Best move: Bxf4+ — bishop h6→f4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kb1 (king c1→b1).
  4. Best move: Qd1# — queen d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, mate, mate in 3. The combination ends with Qd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1q4/N1p2pbp/1pP3p1/2p1p3/4P3/5P1P/PPP1QP2/2K5 w - - 0 21

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