Chess Puzzle #I6Ih4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/e1; bishops f4/h1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e2/f2/g3. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; bishops f1/f8; knight d5; pawns a7/c5/c6/e7/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c3→d5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh1+ — rook h8→h1, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh1 (king g1→h1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh3+ — queen e6→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
  4. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/p3ppp1/2p1q3/2pn4/Q2P1B2/2N3P1/PP2PP2/R3RbKB w kq - 1 16

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