Chess Puzzle #22jYp — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1925 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, long, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks a1/g1; bishop c1; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b3/c4/d2/f2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/f8; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c5/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen e2→h5, gives check. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
  3. Best move: Rxg6 — rook g1→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxe5 (pawn f6→e5, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Rxe6+ — rook g6→e6, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, opening. The key move Rxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pp2pppp/1n2b3/2p1N3/2P5/1P6/P2PQP1P/RNB1K1R1 b Qkq - 0 13

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