Sofia Polgar vs Rumiana Gocheva

In Novi Sad, Sofia Polgar found a way to finish the game against Rumiana Gocheva. White has a decisive mating pattern that requires careful calculation.

diagram of Sofia Polgar vs Rumiana Gocheva chess puzzle

Play and solve this chess puzzle online

Roll over to see the solution: 1. Qxf6+ Rf7 2. Rxg7 Qxe4+ 3. Bxe4 Ke8 4. Qxf7#

FEN: 3r1kbR/1p1r2p1/2qp1n2/p3pPQ1/P1P1P3/BP6/2B5/6RK w - - 1 0

About the players

Sofia Polgar (born 1974) is a Hungarian-Israeli International Master and Woman Grandmaster from Budapest. The middle Polgar sister, she is part of the famous Polgar chess family and is remembered for her extraordinary 1989 “Sack of Rome” performance, where she scored 8.5/9 against strong opposition.
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