Chess Puzzle #fz1EJ — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b6; pawns a6/c6/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Opponent replies Qc2 (queen f5→c2).
3. Best move: Rc3 — rook f3→c3. Opponent replies fxg5 (pawn f6→g5, captures knight).
4. Best move: Rxc2 — rook c3→c2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/5pp1/pnp1p3/5qNQ/3P1P2/5R2/PP4PP/R5K1 b - - 2 19

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