Chess Puzzle #OQyq8 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2245 · Expert · endgame, mate, mate in 4, quiet move, rook endgame, very long.

Position

White: king d3; rook h4; pawns b3/c4/d5/e3. Black: king e5; rook a7; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/f5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a5→a4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh6 — rook h4→h6. Opponent replies f4 (pawn f5→f4).
  3. Best move: e4 — pawn e3→e4. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f4→f3).
  4. Best move: Ke3 — king d3→e3. Opponent replies f2 (pawn f3→f2).
  5. Best move: Re6# — rook h6→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 4, quiet move, rook endgame, very long. The combination ends with Re6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/r1p5/1p1p4/p2Pkp2/2P4R/1P1KP3/8/8 b - - 1 48

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