Chess Puzzle #0Dl4g — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rook f1; knight d5; pawns a4/c3/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b2; rook e8; bishop f5; pawns a6/b7/c4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen b2→e2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nf6 — knight d5→f6. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g6→g5).
3. Best move: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Opponent replies Qxf1+ (queen e2→f1, captures rook, gives check).
4. Best move: Kh2 — king h1→h2. Opponent replies Qf4+ (queen f1→f4, gives check).
5. Best move: Nxf4 — knight h5→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, sacrifice, very long. The key move is Nf6.

Position data

FEN: 4r2k/1p3p1p/p5pQ/3N1b2/P1p5/2P4P/1q4P1/5R1K b - - 0 28

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