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

Rating 1622 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; queen g5; rooks d1/h1; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g4. Black: king h8; queen g7; rooks a8/g8; knight d7; pawns a5/b4/c5/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen g7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7+ — rook h1→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rh1+ — rook d1→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king h7→g7).
  4. Best move: Qh6# — queen g5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/3n1pqp/3p2p1/p1p3Q1/1p3PP1/8/PPP1N3/2KR3R b - - 0 25

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