Chess Puzzle #0Ju0v — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h3; queen a1; rooks g1/g3; pawns c3/h4. Black: king h8; queen e3; rooks a8/b6; pawns a4/c6/e5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e3→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf1 — queen a1→f1. Opponent replies Qf4 (queen e4→f4).
3. Best move: Rf3 — rook g3→f3. Opponent replies Rb1 (rook b6→b1).
4. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f3→f4, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf1 (rook b1→f1, captures queen).
5. Best move: Rfxf1 — rook f4→f1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, very long. The key move is Qf1.

Position data

FEN: r6k/8/1rp4p/4p3/p6P/2P1q1RK/8/Q5R1 b - - 1 38

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