Chess Puzzle #wgTdW — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2246 · Expert · long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, queenside attack, sacrifice.

Position

White: king b1; queen d6; rook h1; bishops f5/g1; knight d1; pawns a2/b3/c2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks d8/e8; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/d5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc5 — queen d6→c5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2+ — queen g7→b2, gives check. Opponent replies Nxb2 (knight d1→b2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Re1+ — rook e8→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Nd1 (knight b2→d1).
  4. Best move: Rxd1# — rook e1→d1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

long, mate, mate in 3, middlegame, queenside attack, sacrifice. The combination ends with Rxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/6qp/3Q2p1/2np1B2/1p6/pP6/P1P5/1K1N2BR w - - 1 29

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