Chess Puzzle #8uxgV — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h3; queen f4; bishop e4; pawns a2/c2/g4/h2. Black: king h7; queen e2; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h6→h5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxg6+ — bishop e4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
3. Best move: Bf7+ — bishop g6→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
4. Best move: Qb8+ — queen f4→b8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king h8→h7).
5. Best move: Qg8+ — queen b8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh6 (king h7→h6).
6. Best move: g5+ — pawn g4→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg5 (king h6→g5, captures pawn).
7. Best move: Qxg7+ — queen g8→g7, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, deflection, endgame, very long. The key move Bxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4bk/2p3pp/8/4BQP1/7K/P1P1q2P/8 b - - 6 30

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