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

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks d1/d5; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/g5. Black: king h7; queen c7; rooks d8/f8; knight e6; pawns a7/b7/f5/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king h7→g8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen f6→e6, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g8→h7).
4. Best move: Rd7+ — rook d5→d7, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd7 (rook d8→d7, captures rook).
5. Best move: Rxd7+ — rook d1→d7, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qxd7 (queen c7→d7, captures rook).
6. Best move: Qxd7+ — queen e6→d7, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move Qxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r2/ppq2p1k/4nQp1/3RNpPp/8/8/PP3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 2 30

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