Chess Puzzle #4Qzub — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2029 · Expert · advantage, deflection, en passant, fork, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook a1; bishop d3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen g6→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxh7 — knight g5→h7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxf2+ (queen f6→f2, captures pawn, gives check).
  4. Best move: Qxf2 — queen g3→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, en passant, fork, long, middlegame. The key move exf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/pppp1ppp/6q1/4P1N1/8/3B2Q1/PP3PPP/R5K1 b - - 4 19

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