Chess Puzzle #WuZoc — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1950 · Advanced · attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks a1/h1; bishops a2/h6; knights c3/d4; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/h8; knights f6/g6; pawns a6/b5/d6/e7/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf7+ — bishop a2→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king g8→f7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qf5+ — queen g5→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Nf6 (knight e4→f6).
  4. Best move: Qe6# — queen f5→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1kb/1bq1pp1p/p2p1nnB/1p4Q1/3NPP2/P1N5/BPP3P1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 17

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