Chess Puzzle #Gq7IO — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1616 · Advanced · intermezzo, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king f2; queen h4; rook f3; knights d7/e2; pawns d3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queens a1/b3; rooks c8/f8; pawns b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 10 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qbd1 — queen b3→d1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight d7→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rg3+ — rook f3→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  4. Best move: Qxf6# — queen h4→f6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

intermezzo, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1p1N1ppp/4p3/3p4/3P3Q/1q1P1R2/4NKPP/q7 b - - 1 29

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