Chess Puzzle #HP6Ls — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1759 · Advanced · endgame, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice.

Position

White: king b1; queen f4; rooks g1/h4; pawns a2/b2/b3/d3/d5/f2/h3. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/g8; pawns a6/b5/c5/d6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king h8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7+ — rook g1→g7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg7 (rook g8→g7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen f4→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
  4. Best move: Qh8# — queen h6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/4qpp1/p2p3p/1ppP4/5Q1R/1P1P3P/PP3P2/1K4R1 b - - 2 24

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