Chess Puzzle #LrW5w — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1612 · Advanced · kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king f7→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb3+ — queen f3→b3, gives check. Opponent replies Qd5 (queen d8→d5).
  3. Best move: Qxd5+ — queen b3→d5, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Be6 (bishop c8→e6).
  4. Best move: Qxe6# — queen d5→e6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame. The combination ends with Qxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1b1r/ppp2kpp/2n5/4p3/3P4/5Q2/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 9

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