Chess Puzzle #L0YKU — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks f1/f2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b5; pawns a6/c4/c7/e6/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Opponent replies Qh5 (queen g5→h5).
3. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook f8→f2, captures rook).
4. Best move: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf1+ (rook f2→f1, captures rook, gives check).
5. Best move: Kxf1 — king g1→f1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, very long. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2p3p1/p3p2p/1b2Npq1/2pPP3/2Q4P/PP3RP1/5RK1 b - - 0 22

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