Chess Puzzle #GaWiy — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen d2; rooks e4/f3; pawns a3/d3/f2. Black: king e7; queen d4; rooks a8/d8; bishop c7; pawns a7/b7/e5/f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (7 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qa1 — queen d4→a1. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg5+ — queen d2→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kd6 (king e7→d6).
3. Best move: Qf6+ — queen g5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kc5 (king d6→c5).
4. Best move: Qe7+ — queen f6→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Bd6 (bishop c7→d6).
5. Best move: Qxb7 — queen e7→b7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rg8+ (rook d8→g8, gives check).
6. Best move: Rg3 — rook f3→g3. Opponent replies Rxg3+ (rook g8→g3, captures rook, gives check).
7. Best move: fxg3 — pawn f2→g3, captures rook. Opponent replies Qa2+ (queen a1→a2, gives check).
8. Best move: Kf1 — king g2→f1.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, fork, middlegame, skewer, very long. The key move is Qg5+.

Position data

FEN: r2r4/ppb1kp2/8/4p3/3qR3/P2P1R2/3Q1PK1/8 b - - 5 33

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