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

Rating 1682 · Advanced · attraction, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g3; queen f7; rooks d5/f1; knight e7; pawns a2/b3/g4/h3. Black: king h8; queen b7; rooks e8/g8; bishop b6; pawns a6/b5/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe7 — rook e8→e7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg8+ — queen f7→g8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg8 (king h8→g8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rd8+ — rook d5→d8, gives check. Opponent replies Re8 (rook e7→e8).
  4. Best move: Rxe8# — rook d8→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1rk/1qp1NQpp/pb6/1p1R4/6P1/1P4KP/P7/5R2 b - - 8 29

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