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Discovered Attack Puzzle (918)

After the setup move fxg5, it is Black to move. Find the forcing continuation before checking the solution.

Position after fxg5. Black to move.
Puzzle ID
0hINe
Rating
918
Side to move
Black
Themes
Discovered Attack, Mate, Mate in 3
Material
White is ahead by 6 points
FEN
7r/pp1k4/1q2p3/3pPnP1/7p/B1PP4/4Q1PP/R4R1K b - - 0 27

What to look for

Move one piece to uncover an attack from another piece behind it.

Discovered AttackMateMate in 3

Solution

27... Ng3+ 28. hxg3 28... hxg3+ 29. Qh5 29... Rxh5#

The full forcing line from the source position is:

27. fxg5 27... Ng3+ 28. hxg3 28... hxg3+ 29. Qh5 29... Rxh5#

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