Chess Puzzle #M2rSs — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1752 · Advanced · long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks g1/h3; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f4/h2. Black: king h7; queen f6; rooks c7/g8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen f6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7+ — rook g1→g7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg7 (rook g8→g7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen h5→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
  4. Best move: Qh8# — queen h6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/ppr1n1pk/4pq1p/3pN2Q/2pP1P2/2P1P2R/PP5P/6RK b - - 13 30

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