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

Position

White: king a1; queen h5; rooks g1/g5; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d4; rooks a8/f2; knight d7; pawns a7/b4/c4/c6/e6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen d4→d2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh6 — queen h5→h6. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f2→f7).
3. Best move: Rg8+ — rook g5→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg8 (rook a8→g8, captures rook).
4. Best move: Rxg8+ — rook g1→g8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg8 (king h8→g8, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qxd2 — queen h6→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, very long. The key move Rxg8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r6k/p2n3p/2p1p3/6RQ/1ppq4/7P/PP2Nr2/K5R1 b - - 1 29

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