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

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rooks d1/f6; knight h5; pawns a2/b3/g2/g6/h2. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks c3/f8; bishop c6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf6 — rook f8→f6, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxf6 — knight h5→f6, captures rook. Opponent replies Qf8 (queen c5→f8).
3. Best move: Qf7 — queen e6→f7. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen f8→f7, captures queen).
4. Best move: gxf7 — pawn g6→f7, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
5. Best move: f8=Q+ — pawn f7→f8, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, kingside attack, middlegame, promotion, very long. The key move Nxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1p4p1/p1b1QRPp/2qpp2N/8/1Pr5/P5PP/3R3K b - - 0 29

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