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

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks f1/f3; pawns a3/b4/d4/e5/g6/h2. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight f6→d7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rf7 — rook f3→f7. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen e7→f7, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f1→f7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf7 (rook f8→f7, captures rook).
4. Best move: gxf7 — pawn g6→f7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, collinear move, long, middlegame. The key move is Rf7.

Position data

FEN: r4rbk/pp2q2p/2p2nPQ/4P3/1P1P4/P4R2/7P/5RK1 b - - 0 25

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