Chess Puzzle #SeGo2 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1961 · Advanced · attraction, double check, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight h4; pawns b3/b5/c2/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c3/d5/e6/f6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight g6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h5→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh8 (king g8→h8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Ng6+ — knight h4→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  4. Best move: Rh8# — rook h1→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, double check, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3qp1/4ppn1/1P1p3Q/7N/1Pp5/2P2PP1/R1B1K2R b KQ - 3 17

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