Chess Puzzle #Gq7S0 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen h3; rook g1; bishop b2; knight h6; pawns a3/d2/e4/f4. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks b6/e8; bishops e6/f8; pawns b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ng4+ — knight h6→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Qh6 (queen f6→h6).
3. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen h3→h6, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures queen).
4. Best move: Nf6+ — knight g4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king h7→h8).
5. Best move: Rg8# — rook g1→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

arabian mate, discovered attack, fork, mate, mate in 4, middlegame, very long. The combination ends with Rg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rbk1/1p3pp1/1rppbq1N/4p3/4PP2/P6Q/1B1P4/2K3R1 b - - 0 30

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