Chess Puzzle #DB3dr — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rook c1; bishop e5; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/c4/d4/f2/g4/g5. Black: king h7; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; knights a5/d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh3+ — queen d3→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
3. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen d8→f6, captures knight).
4. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g5→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxg4 (knight e5→g4, captures pawn).
5. Best move: Qxg4 — queen h3→g4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qh3+.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1r2/pp1n1p1k/4p1p1/n2pB1P1/2PPN1P1/P2Q4/1P3P2/2R1K3 b - - 1 21

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