Chess Puzzle #D9Ivb — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1702 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/e1; bishop d3; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight b8; pawns a6/b5/c5/d6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures bishop).
  4. Best move: Qxg6+ — queen h5→g6, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn1q1rk1/1b2bppp/p2pp3/1pp1N2Q/3P1P2/2PB4/PP1N1PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 1 12

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