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

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks f1/f2; pawns a2/c3/c4/d4/g3/h6. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks e8/f8; bishop d7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/g4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nh7 — knight f6→h7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rf7 — rook f2→f7. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen e7→f7, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f1→f7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxf7 — queen g6→f7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

collinear, crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Rf7.

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/pp1bq3/2p1pnQP/8/2PP2p1/2P3P1/P4R2/5RK1 b - - 2 33

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