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

Rating 2287 · Expert · attraction, crushing, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king f1; queen a5; rook d7; knight d5; pawns a2/c4/d3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook f8; bishop h6; knight d4; pawns c5/e5/f4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen g5→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight d5→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf6 (rook f8→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qd8+ — queen a5→d8, gives check. Opponent replies Bf8 (bishop h6→f8).
  4. Best move: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3R3p/6pb/Q1pNp1q1/2PnPp2/3P1P2/P5PP/5K2 b - - 8 34

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