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

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop g6; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/g2. Black: king d8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; knight g4; pawns a6/b5/c7/d6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf5 — bishop g6→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1+ — rook h8→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh1 (king g1→h1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh6+ — queen e6→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
  4. Best move: Qh2# — queen h6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2k3r/2p1b3/p2pq1B1/1p6/4P1n1/2P5/PP1NQ1P1/R4RK1 w - - 1 24

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