Chess Puzzle #G9DmI — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2232 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks e1/f1; bishop g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen a5; rooks e8/h8; bishop e7; knight g6; pawns b4/b7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rhf8 — rook h8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6+ — queen f7→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Kc7 (king d7→c7).
  3. Best move: Rxf8 — rook f1→f8, captures rook. Opponent replies Nxf8 (knight g6→f8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qf7 — queen e6→f7.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Qe6+.

Position data

FEN: 4r2r/1p1kbQpp/3p2n1/q2P2B1/1p1P4/8/PPP3PP/4RRK1 b - - 6 18

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