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

Rating 2364 · Expert · equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rooks g5/h1; bishop b3; knight a2; pawns b2/c2/d4/e5/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d7; pawns b4/c5/d6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h5 — pawn h4→h5. Opponent replies Bxh1 (bishop b7→h1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures pawn).
  4. Best move: Rxg6+ — rook g5→g6, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1bqn1p1p/3pp1pQ/2p1P1R1/1p1P3P/1B6/NPP2P2/2K4R b - - 0 21

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