Chess Puzzle #4oV9T — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king a1; queen e2; rook g1; bishop f7; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g2; rook f8; bishop b7; knight d4; pawns a6/b5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe7 — queen e2→e7. Opponent replies Rc8 (rook f8→c8).
3. Best move: Bc4 — bishop f7→c4. Opponent replies Bxf3 (bishop b7→f3, captures knight).
4. Best move: Rxg2 — rook g1→g2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame. The key move is Qe7.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1b3Bpp/p7/1p6/3n4/5N2/PP2QPqP/K5R1 b - - 0 21

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