Chess Puzzle #6LYZr — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen d2; rooks e2/g1; knight e4; pawns a3/c4/d3/e3. Black: king g7; queen g4; rooks f7/f8; bishop h3; pawns a7/c5/c6/d6/e5/g6/h4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen g4→f3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ng5 — knight e4→g5. Opponent replies Qxe2+ (queen f3→e2, captures rook, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxe2 — queen d2→e2, captures queen. Opponent replies Rf2+ (rook f7→f2, gives check).
4. Best move: Qxf2 — queen e2→f2, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxf2+ (rook f8→f2, captures queen, gives check).
5. Best move: Kxh3 — king h2→h3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move is Ng5.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p4rk1/2pp2p1/2p1p3/2P1N1qp/P2PP2b/3QR2K/6R1 b - - 1 32

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