Chess Puzzle #vhFIY — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2202 · Expert · attraction, endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 4, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks f6/g4; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks c4/e7; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook e7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rgxg6+ — rook g4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Rg8+ — rook g6→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
  4. Best move: Rxf7+ — rook f6→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king e7→f7, captures rook).
  5. Best move: Qg7# — queen g3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 4, sacrifice, very long. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp2rp2/1q3Rpp/3pP3/2rP2R1/6Q1/PP4PP/6K1 b - - 1 28

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