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

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rook d1; bishop b1; pawns f2/g3. Black: king g6; queen c7; rook e6; bishop f7; pawns b5/c4/f5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (9 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen c7→e7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Opponent replies Kg5 (king g6→g5).
3. Best move: Bxf5 — bishop b1→f5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Re1+ (rook e6→e1, gives check).
4. Best move: Kg2 — king g1→g2. Opponent replies Rxd1 (rook e1→d1, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qg7+ — queen h8→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf4 (king g5→f4).
6. Best move: Qh6+ — queen g7→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Ke5 (king f4→e5).
7. Best move: Qe3+ — queen h6→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf6 (king e5→f6).
8. Best move: g5+ — pawn g4→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf5 (king f6→f5, captures bishop).
9. Best move: Qxe7 — queen e3→e7, captures queen. Opponent replies Bd5+ (bishop f7→d5, gives check).
10. Best move: f3 — pawn f2→f3.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, deflection, endgame, pin, sacrifice, very long. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 7Q/2q2b2/4r1k1/1p3p2/2p5/6P1/5P2/1B1R2K1 b - - 5 41

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