Chess Puzzle #4bnHS — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook c1; bishop e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen b5; rooks a8/g8; pawns a6/c6/e6/f5/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rgf8 — rook g8→f8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Opponent replies gxh4 (pawn g5→h4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxh4 — queen h5→h4, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f8→f7).
4. Best move: Bf4 — bishop e5→f4.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: r5r1/7k/p1p1p2p/1q2BppQ/3P4/5P2/PP4PP/2R3K1 b - - 1 27

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