Chess Puzzle #La5hm — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2239 · Expert · attraction, double check, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks e1/f1; bishops b3/d2; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen c6; rook g8; bishops b7/f6; knight a6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/h6. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen g4→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g8→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  3. Best move: Rg1+ — rook g2→g1, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg1 (king h1→g1, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qh1# — queen c6→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: 6r1/pb5k/npq2b1p/2p5/3p1NQ1/1BPP4/PP1B1PPP/4RRK1 w - - 5 25

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