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

Rating 1946 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; knight e4; pawns a2/b4/c5/d4/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/h4; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c4/c6/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen g5→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8+ — queen f3→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g8→h7).
  3. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qe7+ — queen f8→e7, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Qf8+.

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/pp4p1/2p1p2p/2P3q1/1PpPN2r/5Q1P/P7/R4R1K b - - 1 22

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