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

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rooks d1/g4; bishop g3; pawns a2/f2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook e6; bishop e5; knight c4; pawns a7/b5/c6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen g5→h5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rh1 — rook d1→h1. Opponent replies Nd2 (knight c4→d2).
3. Best move: Rxh5 — rook h1→h5, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxf3 (knight d2→f3, captures queen).
4. Best move: Kxf3 — king g2→f3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Rh1.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p4p1p/2p1r1p1/1p2b1q1/2n3R1/5QB1/P4PK1/3R4 b - - 7 36

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