Chess Puzzle #V8blu — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/e1; bishop e3; knight f1; pawns b2/e4/f2/g2. Black: king b7; queen h4; rooks d8/h8; bishop b6; knights d3/g4; pawns b5/c3/c7/d6/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe1 — knight d3→e1, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qd5+ — queen f7→d5, gives check. Opponent replies c6 (pawn c7→c6).
3. Best move: Qf7+ — queen d5→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kb8 (king b7→b8).
4. Best move: Bxb6 — bishop e3→b6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nf3+ (knight e1→f3, gives check).
5. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf2+ (queen h4→f2, captures pawn, gives check).
6. Best move: Bxf2 — bishop b6→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qd5+.

Position data

FEN: 3r3r/1kp2Q2/1b1p4/1p5p/4P1nq/2pnB3/1P3PP1/R3RNK1 b - - 0 26

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