Chess Puzzle #LRoO0 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rooks c1/c6; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen h5; rooks a8/g8; knight g6; pawns a7/d5/e4/f3/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight g6→f4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qa6 — queen f1→a6. Opponent replies Rg6 (rook g8→g6).
3. Best move: Rxg6 — rook c6→g6, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen h5→g6, captures rook).
4. Best move: Rc6 — rook c1→c6.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, long, middlegame. The key move is Qa6.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/p7/2R3np/3p2pq/3Pp3/5pPP/PP3P2/2R2QK1 b - - 0 30

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