Chess Puzzle #OzvQ2 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen h5; rook h1; bishop f3; knight e4; pawns a2/e5/f2/g3/g5. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/d4; bishop b7; knight g6; pawns a4/b5/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf8 — knight g6→f8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight e4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
3. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qc3 (queen a5→c3).
4. Best move: Qh6 — queen h5→h6. Opponent replies Qxf3+ (queen c3→f3, captures bishop, gives check).
5. Best move: Kxf3 — king g2→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1b3ppp/2p1p1n1/qp2P1PQ/p2rN3/5BP1/P4PK1/7R b - - 1 31

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