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

Rating 2348 · Expert · crushing, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king h2; queen h5; rooks g1/g6; bishop g3; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/d4/e3/h4. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks c2/f6; bishops b7/h6; pawns a6/b4/e4/e6/f5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen e7→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop g3→e5. Opponent replies Rxg6 (rook f6→g6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxg6 — rook g1→g6, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen f7→g6, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qxg6 — queen h5→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: 7k/1b2q1p1/p3prRb/5p1Q/1p1Pp2P/1P2P1B1/P1r1N2K/6R1 b - - 8 32

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