Chess Puzzle #7oYRF — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2160 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/f6/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks e5/e8; bishops b7/d8; pawns a6/c5/d5/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc4 — pawn d5→c4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4 — queen f3→g4. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop d8→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nh6+ — knight f5→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  4. Best move: Qxd7 — queen g4→d7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Qg4.

Position data

FEN: 3br1k1/1b1q1ppp/p2p1P2/2pprN2/2P5/3B1Q1P/PP3P2/R4RK1 b - - 0 27

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