Chess Puzzle #PsdK2 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook f1; bishops d2/d3; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/e6/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knight d5; pawns a6/b5/d4/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rf7 — rook f1→f7. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures rook).
3. Best move: exf7 — pawn e6→f7, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen e8→f7, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qxf7 — queen g6→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, collinear move, crushing, long, master, middlegame. The key move is Rf7.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r1k/4b1p1/p3P1Qp/1p1np2P/3pN3/P2B4/1P1B2P1/5RK1 b - - 1 24

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