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

Rating 1845 · Advanced · advantage, attraction, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rook g3; bishop e2; knights c1/g4; pawns a2/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knight c6; pawns a4/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen g5→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6+ — knight g4→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Rxg7 — rook g3→g7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king h8→g7, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Qg3+ — queen c3→g3, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin, sacrifice. The key move is Nf6+.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1p1b1ppp/2n1p3/3pP1q1/p2P2N1/2Q3RP/P3B1P1/2N3K1 b - - 2 23

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