Chess Puzzle #fw6A4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1883 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/g7; bishop c2; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g2/h5. Black: king f8; queen c7; rooks d8/e8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d5/f7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg7 — king f8→g7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3+ — queen f3→g3, gives check. Opponent replies Ng4 (knight f6→g4).
  3. Best move: Ne6+ — knight f4→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe6 (rook e8→e6, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxc7 — queen g3→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Qg3+.

Position data

FEN: 3rrk2/pbq2pR1/1p3n1p/2pp3P/2P2N2/5Q2/PPB2PP1/2KR4 b - - 0 20

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