Chess Puzzle #0HNoW — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1458 · Intermediate · advantage, deflection, exposed king, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king f1; queen d3; rooks b1/h6; bishop g6; pawns a3/b2/f2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks c8/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6+ — queen d3→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qg7 (queen e5→g7).
  3. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen g6→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f8→f7).
  4. Best move: Rg6 — rook h6→g6.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, exposed king, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Qxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/p2n1p2/1p2p1BR/4q3/8/P2Q4/1P3P2/1R3K2 b - - 0 28

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