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

Rating 1934 · Advanced · discovered attack, exposed king, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks e1/f4; bishop f6; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/g6/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c8/f8; bishops c4/g5; pawns a5/b6/c7/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h3→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kf7 (king g8→f7).
  3. Best move: Bxg5+ — bishop f6→g5, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king f7→e8).
  4. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f4→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, exposed king, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/2pq1p2/1p2pBP1/p3P1b1/2bP1R2/2P4Q/PP5P/4R1K1 b - - 0 25

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