Chess Puzzle #JBKnE — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1475 · Intermediate · kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop b3; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king e7; queen h7; rook h8; knight e5; pawns b6/b7/c7/d3/d6/f6/g4. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen d1→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2+ — queen h7→h2, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Qh1+ — queen h2→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Nxh1 (knight g3→h1, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Rxh1# — rook h8→h1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rxh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/1pp1k2q/1p1p1p2/4n3/6p1/1BPp2N1/PP3PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 24

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