Chess Puzzle #B3uz5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1533 · Intermediate · advantage, attraction, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g2; queen e6; rooks a1/h1; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g4. Black: king h8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; knight f3; pawns b6/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen g5→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7+ — rook h1→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king h8→h7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rh1+ — rook a1→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Qh6 (queen f4→h6).
  4. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook h1→h6, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxh7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1pp3pp/1p1pQ3/3P2q1/4N1P1/5n2/PP3PK1/R6R b - - 7 20

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