Chess Puzzle #56JlY — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook e7; bishop h6; knight f6; pawns f2/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen c4; rook a4; knight e5; pawns c6/e6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re8+ — rook e7→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g8→h7).
3. Best move: Rh8+ — rook e8→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh8 (king h7→h8, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxf6+ — queen f3→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
5. Best move: Qg7# — queen f6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attraction, endgame, fork, mate, mate in 4, sacrifice, very long. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/4Rpp1/2p1pN1B/4n2P/r1q5/5Q2/5PP1/6K1 b - - 1 27

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