Chess Puzzle #Ft5Wo — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rook d2; knights d5/f3; pawns a4/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; bishop f5; pawns a6/b6/c5/d6/f6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen e7→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re2 — rook d2→e2. Opponent replies Qxd5 (queen e6→d5, captures knight).
3. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e2→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe8 (rook a8→e8, captures rook).
4. Best move: cxd5 — pawn c4→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, intermezzo, long, middlegame. The key move Rxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/4qp2/pp1p1ppQ/2pN1b2/P1P5/5N2/1P1R2PP/6K1 b - - 9 25

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