Chess Puzzle #LMvKP — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen g6; rooks d1/h1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f3/h6. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: hxg7+ — pawn h6→g7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Bxg7 (bishop f6→g7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Rxh8+ — rook h1→h8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Bxh8 (bishop g7→h8, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qh7 — queen g6→h7. Opponent replies Bg7 (bishop h8→g7).
5. Best move: Rg1 — rook d1→g1.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move hxg7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q1k1r/pp4p1/2n1pbQP/3p4/3P4/4BP2/PPP5/2KR3R b - - 0 20

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