Chess Puzzle #7lXIW — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rook d3; pawns g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen a2; rook f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen a2→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rg3+ — rook d3→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
3. Best move: Qd4+ — queen e4→d4, gives check. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f7→f6).
4. Best move: Qd2 — queen d4→d2. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f6→f5).
5. Best move: Rg6 — rook g3→g6. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen e6→g6, captures rook).
6. Best move: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, very long. The key move is Rg3+.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3p2/2p4p/7P/4Q3/3R4/q5P1/7K b - - 9 36

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