Chess Puzzle #822Ud — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rook f1; bishop b5; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/c3/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; knight g6; pawns b6/d5/e4/f7/g7/h4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight g6→e5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nf4 — knight e2→f4. Opponent replies Qd6 (queen e6→d6).
3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen g5→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe5 (queen d6→e5, captures queen).
4. Best move: Ng6+ — knight f4→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king f8→g8).
5. Best move: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, middlegame, pin, sacrifice, very long. The key move is Nf4.

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/5pp1/1p2q1n1/1B1p2Q1/P3p2p/2P3P1/1P2N2P/5RK1 b - - 1 29

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