Chess Puzzle #EwkYw — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen g8; rook e8; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g6; queen g5; rook a7; bishop e4; pawns a6/c4/c7/d5/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king g6→f5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re5+ — rook e8→e5, gives check. Opponent replies fxe5 (pawn f6→e5, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen g8→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qf6 (queen g5→f6).
4. Best move: g4+ — pawn g2→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg5 (king f5→g5).
5. Best move: h4+ — pawn h3→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg4 (king g5→g4, captures pawn).
6. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f7→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, endgame, sacrifice, very long. The key move Qxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4R1Q1/r1p2p1p/p4pk1/3p2q1/2pPb3/2P4P/PP3PPK/8 b - - 12 32

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