Chess Puzzle #IwD8L — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen b8; rook d8; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/h3. Black: king g7; queen c6; rook g4; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/e6/f6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen c6→f3, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rg8+ — rook d8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g7→h7).
3. Best move: Rh8+ — rook g8→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king h7→g6).
4. Best move: Qg8+ — queen b8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g6→f5).
5. Best move: Qxg4+ — queen g8→g4, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen f3→g4, captures queen).
6. Best move: hxg4+ — pawn h3→g4, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, skewer, very long. The key move Qxg4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1Q1R4/pp3pk1/2q1pp1p/8/2P2nr1/1P3N1P/P4P2/5K2 b - - 2 29

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