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

Position

White: king h1; queen f2; rook f1; pawns a3/b2/c4/d5/f6/h4. Black: king f7; queen g8; rook g4; bishop a6; pawns a4/d6/e7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg6 — queen g8→g6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxe7+ — pawn f6→e7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe7 (king f7→e7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qf8+ — queen f2→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king e7→d7).
4. Best move: Rf7+ — rook f1→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen g6→f7, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f8→f7, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, attraction, crushing, discovered attack, endgame, very long. The key move fxe7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6q1/4pk2/b2p1P2/3P3p/p1P3rP/P7/1P3Q2/5R1K b - - 0 38

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