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

Position

White: king h2; queen c8; rook a8; pawns e3/f2/g3. Black: king g7; queen e5; knight e4; pawns a7/b6/d5/f7/g5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh8+ — queen c8→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king g7→g6).
3. Best move: Rg8+ — rook a8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g6→f5).
4. Best move: Rxg5+ — rook g8→g5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg5 (king f5→g5, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qxe5+ — queen h8→e5, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, deflection, endgame, very long. The key move Rxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: R1Q5/p4pk1/1p6/3pq1p1/4n3/4P1P1/5P1K/8 b - - 0 32

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