Chess Puzzle #jWxR4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1860 · Advanced · deflection, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rooks e1/f1; bishop g2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks e8/f8; knight c7; pawns a6/b7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c7→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e1→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rf8 (rook f7→f8).
  4. Best move: Rfxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

deflection, kingside attack, long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rfxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/1pn2ppp/p2p4/2qP4/5Q2/2P3P1/PP4BP/4RR1K b - - 6 24

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