Chess Puzzle #5hEf2 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1898 · Advanced · attraction, crushing, interference, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks d1/e1; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/g3. Black: king f7; queen c7; rooks a8/d8; bishop b7; pawns a5/c5/e6/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf6 — king f7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe6+ — rook e1→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe6 (king f6→e6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qg6+ — queen h5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king e6→e7).
  4. Best move: Qxg7+ — queen g6→g7, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, interference, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2r4/1bq2kp1/4pN1p/p1p2p1Q/8/6P1/PPP2PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 3 22

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