Chess Puzzle #I1Rwi — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks b1/e1; bishop d3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c6/h6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e7→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxe6 (pawn f7→e6, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen e3→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king e8→f8).
4. Best move: Qf6+ — queen e6→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king f8→g8).
5. Best move: Re7 — rook e1→e7. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen c7→e7, captures rook).
6. Best move: Qxe7 — queen f6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move Qxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppq1pp1p/2bp2pb/2p3N1/2P2P2/3BQ3/PP4PP/1R2R1K1 b kq - 0 19

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