Chess Puzzle #F8oKv — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1685 · Advanced · discovered attack, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king h3; queen h5; rooks d1/h1; bishop g2; knight e6; pawns b2/e4/f5. Black: king h8; queen a2; rooks a8/g8; bishops c6/e5; pawns a7/b7/d4/f6/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rae8 — rook a8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h5→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Kg4+ — king h3→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Bh2 (bishop e5→h2).
  4. Best move: Rxh2# — rook h1→h2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/pp5p/2b1Np2/4bPpQ/3pP3/7K/qP4B1/3R3R b - - 1 32

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