Chess Puzzle #3MH8T — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rook a1; bishop h6; pawns a2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook f8→d8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg5 — queen d5→g5. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d6→d5).
3. Best move: Qe5 — queen g5→e5. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f7→f6).
4. Best move: Qe7 — queen e5→e7. Opponent replies Qc7 (queen b6→c7).
5. Best move: Qxc7 — queen e7→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3p1p/1q1p2pB/3Q4/4P3/8/P4PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 19

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