Chess Puzzle #NA6Ji — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1899 · Advanced · attraction, deflection, exposed king, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king b1; queen e7; rooks g1/g6; bishop c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4. Black: king h7; queen f2; rooks a8/f8; bishop a6; knight h5; pawns b6/d5/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bc4 — bishop a6→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh6+ — rook g6→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh6 (king h7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qg5+ — queen e7→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king h6→h7).
  4. Best move: Qxh5# — queen g5→h5, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, deflection, exposed king, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/4Qp1k/bp2p1R1/3p3n/3P4/2B5/PPP2q2/1K4R1 b - - 2 28

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