Chess Puzzle #92Gla — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h3; rooks e1/f1; bishops d3/h6; pawns a2/c2/e5/e6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/e7; knight d7; pawns a5/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxh3 (queen c3→h3, captures queen).
3. Best move: exf7+ — pawn e6→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nxf7 (knight e5→f7, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Bxf7+ — bishop g6→f7, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
5. Best move: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, fork, master, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The key move exf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r1k1/3nbp1p/2p1P1pB/p2pP3/8/2qB3Q/P1P3PP/4RR1K b - - 0 17

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