Chess Puzzle #6of5z — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1408 · Intermediate · crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks h1/h3; bishop c4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/f3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b7→b5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h3→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Bxh8 (bishop g7→h8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qh6 — queen e3→h6. Opponent replies Qg5+ (queen d8→g5, gives check).
  4. Best move: Qxg5 — queen h6→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Rh8+.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp3pb1/2pp2p1/4p3/2BnP3/2N1QP1R/PPP2P2/2K4R b - - 1 15

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