Chess Puzzle #U0wFB — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks b7/h3; bishop g5; pawns c2/c3/e5/f4/h4. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxc2 — queen a2→c2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxg7+ — rook b7→g7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king g8→g7, captures rook).
3. Best move: Bh6+ — bishop g5→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g7→h8).
4. Best move: Bxf8+ — bishop h6→f8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qh7 (queen c2→h7).
5. Best move: Qxh7+ — queen h5→h7, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, discovered attack, master, middlegame, sacrifice, skewer, very long. The key move Rxg7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pR4p1/2p1p3/2bpP1BQ/5P1P/2P4R/q1P5/4K3 b - - 1 21

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