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

Rating 1921 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks d1/f1; pawns a4/b2/c4/d5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/e7; bishop b4; pawns a5/b7/c7/e5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf7 — rook e7→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f5→f7, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king g8→f7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: fxe5+ — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f7→e7).
  4. Best move: exd6+ — pawn e5→d6, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1pp1r2p/3q4/p2PpQ2/PbP2P2/8/1P4PP/3R1R1K b - - 0 24

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