Chess Puzzle #9OeMf — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rook f6; bishop c2; knight f5; pawns a2/c4/d5/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knight c5; pawns a6/c7/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king g7→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7+ — knight f5→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen d8→e7, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxg6+ — rook f6→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxe7 — queen g5→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r2/2p2pkp/p4Rp1/2nPpNQ1/2P1P3/7P/P1B3P1/6K1 b - - 2 28

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