Chess Puzzle #FlR7e — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1732 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c1; queen h4; rooks g1/g6; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e4/f5. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks b8/f2; bishop c8; knights e8/f6; pawns a6/b4/c5/d6/e5/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf4 — rook f2→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg8+ — rook g6→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Nxg8 (knight f6→g8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxg8+ — rook g1→g8, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg8 (king h8→g8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxe7 — queen h4→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxg8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1rb1n2k/4q2p/p2p1nR1/2pPpP2/1pP1P2Q/2N5/PP2Br2/2K3R1 b - - 1 26

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