Chess Puzzle #UpJ6y — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1805 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks g1/h3; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/e5/f3/g6. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d3/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/c4/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxh7+ — pawn g6→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  3. Best move: Rxg7 — rook g1→g7, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move gxh7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pb2b1pp/1pq1p1P1/4P3/2p2B2/2PrPP1R/PPQ5/2K3R1 b - - 0 22

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