Chess Puzzle #HgCzG — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1557 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, long, master, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king e2; queen d1; rooks b7/h6; bishop e5; pawns c2/d4/e3/f3/g6. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks a8/f8; knights b6/d7; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h6→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh8 (king g8→h8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh1+ — queen d1→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  4. Best move: Qh7# — queen h1→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, master, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pR1n2p1/1np1p1PR/3pB3/3P4/2q1PP2/2P1K3/3Q4 b - - 0 22

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