Chess Puzzle #WCYp8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king a1; queen d5; rooks e5/g1; pawns a2/b2/c3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks f8/h2; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook h2→e2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxg6+ — rook g1→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g8→h7).
3. Best move: Rh5+ — rook e5→h5, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg6 (king h7→g6, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qf5+ — queen d5→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king g6→g7).
5. Best move: Qh7+ — queen f5→h7, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, pin, sacrifice, very long. The key move Rxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3p2/6p1/3QR3/4n2q/2P5/PP5r/K5R1 b - - 5 32

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