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

Rating 1639 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king b1; queen e1; rook f2; knights d2/f7; pawns a2/b2/c3/g4/h5. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks c8/d8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook d8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6+ — knight f7→h6, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf8+ — rook f2→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf8 (king g8→f8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxg3 — queen e1→g3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Rxf8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2rr2k1/1b3Npp/p3p3/1p1p3P/6P1/2P3q1/PP1N1R2/1K2Q3 b - - 0 25

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