Chess Puzzle #75yse — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen b1; rook f1; knight d6; pawns b2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen a5; rook a2; bishop d5; knight d7; pawns b4/c4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg6 — queen b1→g6. Opponent replies Qa8 (queen a5→a8).
3. Best move: Nf5 — knight d6→f5. Opponent replies Bxg2+ (bishop d5→g2, captures pawn, gives check).
4. Best move: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Opponent replies Qa7+ (queen a8→a7, gives check).
5. Best move: Kxg2 — king g1→g2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qg6.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/3n2p1/3N3p/q2bP3/1pp2P2/8/rP4PP/1Q3R1K b - - 2 28

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