Chess Puzzle #1agmo — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1701 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, exposed king, long, middlegame, skewer.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knight b1; pawns a2/b5/c4/d3/e6/g5. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c7; knights b8/g6; pawns a5/b7/c6/d4/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb5 — pawn c6→b5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6+ — queen h5→g6, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxh8+ — rook h1→h8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king e8→e7).
  4. Best move: Rxd8 — rook h8→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, exposed king, long, middlegame, skewer. The key move Qxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn1qk2r/1pb4p/2p1P1n1/pP4PQ/2Pp4/3P4/P7/RN2KB1R b KQkq - 0 19

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