Chess Puzzle #cfM6D — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1916 · Advanced · deflection, endgame, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3.

Position

White: king h1; queen e3; rooks f1/f2; pawns a4/b4/c2/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks h4/h6; pawns b6/c6/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen e3→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh3+ — rook h4→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen g3→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rh2 (rook f2→h2).
  4. Best move: Qxf1# — queen h3→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

deflection, endgame, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, sacrifice. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2p3pp/1ppp3r/4p3/PP2P2r/4QPqP/2P2RP1/5R1K w - - 1 24

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