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

Position

White: king h1; queen f2; rook c1; bishop e4; pawns a2/a3/f6/h2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b6; rook h8; knight a5; pawns a6/b7/d4/e5/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen b6→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxg6+ — bishop e4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qh4+ — queen f2→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h7→g8).
4. Best move: f7+ — pawn f6→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen e6→f7, captures pawn).
5. Best move: Rc8+ — rook c1→c8, gives check. Opponent replies Qf8 (queen f7→f8).
6. Best move: Rxf8+ — rook c8→f8, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, very long. The key move Bxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 7r/1p3p1k/pq3Pp1/n3p3/3pB3/P6P/P4Q1P/2R4K b - - 0 29

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