Chess Puzzle #KkK8f — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f2; bishop b2; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/h2. Black: king h8; queen g4; rook f8; bishops b7/g3; pawns a7/c5/e2/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe2 — queen d2→e2, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bxh2+ — bishop g3→h2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh2 (king g1→h2, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qh4+ — queen g4→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h2→g1).
4. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, double check, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pb4pp/8/2p2p2/6q1/1P1P2b1/PBPQpR1P/R5K1 w - - 0 28

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