Chess Puzzle #8L75n — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen a3; rooks h1/h2; pawns a2/b2/f2/f4. Black: king f8; queen g7; rooks c6/c8; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ke8 — king f8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h2→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king e8→d7).
3. Best move: R1h7 — rook h1→h7. Opponent replies Qf6 (queen g7→f6).
4. Best move: Rf8 — rook h8→f8. Opponent replies Rxf8 (rook c8→f8, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qxf8 — queen a3→f8, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen f6→f4, captures pawn).
6. Best move: Rxf7+ — rook h7→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen f4→f7, captures rook).
7. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f8→f7, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, collinear, endgame, fork, very long. The key move Rxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r2k2/5pq1/p1r1p1p1/1p1p4/5P2/Q7/PP3PKR/7R b - - 8 31

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