Chess Puzzle #ovBDZ — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2492 · Master · attack on f2/f7, collinear move, mate, mate in 4, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks b8/f3; pawns a2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen d4; rooks c3/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/c7/e5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king d7→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6+ — queen f5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king e7→d7).
  3. Best move: Rd8+ — rook b8→d8, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd8 (rook f8→d8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qf5+ — queen f6→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king d7→e8).
  5. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, collinear move, mate, mate in 4, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1R3r2/p1pk1p1p/3b4/3PpQ2/3q4/2r2R2/P5PP/7K b - - 3 24

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