Chess Puzzle #WP3y1 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rook b1; bishop b2; knight g3; pawns d4/e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d8/e8; knight d7; pawns a4/b3/d5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qb6 — queen c6→b6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nh5 — knight g3→h5. Opponent replies gxh5 (pawn g6→h5, captures knight).
3. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Nxf6 (knight d7→f6, captures pawn).
4. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen b6→f6, captures pawn).
5. Best move: Qxf6 — queen h6→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, quiet move, sacrifice, very long. The key move is Nh5.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/3n1p1p/2q3pQ/3pPP2/p2P4/1p4N1/1B4PP/1R5K b - - 1 32

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