Chess Puzzle #rdcX6 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen f4; rook a1; bishop b4; knight g5; pawns c3/d4/f3/h4. Black: king g8; queen e8; bishops d5/h6; knight g4; pawns b5/c4/c7/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e8→e2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ra8+ — rook a1→a8, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king g8→g7).
3. Best move: Bf8+ — bishop b4→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g7→h8).
4. Best move: Bxh6+ — bishop f8→h6, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Bxa8 (bishop d5→a8, captures rook).
5. Best move: Bg7+ — bishop h6→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king h8→g7, captures bishop).
6. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g7→h8).
7. Best move: Qh7# — queen f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, deflection, discovered attack, discovered check, kingside attack, mate, mate in 5, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4q1k1/2p2p2/6pb/1p1b2Np/1BpP1QnP/2P2PK1/8/R7 b - - 5 28

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