Chess Puzzle #2QKVR — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; knight g5; pawns a5/b4/c3/f4/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks c7/c8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7+ — queen d3→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
3. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h7→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Ng8 (knight e7→g8).
4. Best move: Nh7+ — knight g5→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
5. Best move: Nxf6 — knight h7→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qh7+.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/ppr1npp1/4pq2/P2p2Np/1P3PP1/2PQ3P/6K1/2R2R2 b - - 3 25

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