Chess Puzzle #IFNi7 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen a1; rook f1; knight e4; pawns a2/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rooks c5/f8; pawns a7/d2/f6/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rc1 — rook c5→c1. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxg5+ — knight e4→g5, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies fxg5 (pawn f6→g5, captures knight).
3. Best move: Rxc1 — rook f1→c1, captures rook. Opponent replies dxc1=Q (pawn d2→c1, captures rook, promotes to queen).
4. Best move: Qxc1 — queen a1→c1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move Nxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p6k/5p2/2r3qp/4N3/6PP/P2p3K/Q4R2 b - - 1 32

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