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

Rating 1620 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks a1/f3; bishops c1/g2; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/d4/f6/g4/h2. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks c8/g8; bishops b5/d6; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe2 — bishop b5→e2, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rh3+ — rook f3→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king h7→g6).
  4. Best move: Rh6# — rook h3→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r3rk/pp3p1p/1q1bpP1Q/1b1p4/1n1P2P1/5R2/PP2N1BP/R1B4K b - - 6 21

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