Chess Puzzle #Bp4Cn — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rook e1; knight f4; pawns a2/b3/f3/f6/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook c8; knight f5; pawns a7/b6/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen d7→d8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxg6 — knight f4→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxg6+ — queen g5→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
4. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Opponent replies hxg4 (pawn h5→g4, captures pawn).
5. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, kingside attack, very long. The key move Qxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/p2q1p2/1p2pPp1/3p1nQp/5N1P/1P3P2/P5P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 28

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