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

Rating 1595 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, long.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks b1/f6; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/d8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3+ — queen d3→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Ng6+ — knight e5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxc7 — queen g3→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, long. The key move is Qg3+.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/ppq2ppp/2p1pR2/4N3/3P4/2PQ4/PP4PP/1R5K b - - 0 24

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