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

Position

White: king g1; queen b6; rook e1; bishop e2; knight f1; pawns a2/c3/d4/f3/g2. Black: king f8; queen f4; rook c7; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns c4/d5/e3/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight c6→e7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Opponent replies exf3 (pawn e4→f3, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Bxf3 — bishop e2→f3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen f4→f3, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Rxe3 — rook e1→e3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxe3+ (queen f3→e3, captures rook, gives check).
5. Best move: Nxe3 — knight f1→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The key move is g3.

Position data

FEN: 2b2k2/2r3pp/1Qn5/3p4/2pPpq2/2P1pP2/P3B1P1/4RNK1 b - - 2 31

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