Chess Puzzle #MGwk5 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1959 · Advanced · crushing, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; knight f5; pawns b2/b3/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/e8; bishop f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d4/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6+ — knight f5→h6, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f2→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  4. Best move: Bxd8 — bishop g5→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2rqrbk1/1p3ppp/p4n2/4pNB1/3pP3/1P1P4/1PP2QPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 19

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