Chess Puzzle #227vt — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2300 · Expert · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c1; queen h1; rook g3; bishops b3/d4; knight h3; pawns a2/b2/d5/f4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f7; bishop a6; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c6/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight f6→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg6+ — rook g3→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Ng5 — knight h3→g5. Opponent replies Rg7 (rook f7→g7).
  4. Best move: Bxg7 — bishop d4→g7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin, sacrifice. The key move Rxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q2k1/p4r1p/bpp2np1/3P1p2/3B1P2/1B4RN/PP6/2K4Q b - - 0 27

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