Chess Puzzle #9RxmN — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen f6; bishop f3; pawns e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen a4; rooks d4/e8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e3/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Opponent replies Rxg4 (rook d4→g4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen a4→g4, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Bxg4 — bishop f3→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/pp4kp/2p2Qp1/4P3/q2r4/4pB1P/5PPK/8 b - - 1 36

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