Chess Puzzle #gcHa8 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook f1; bishop b2; knight h5; pawns b5/c4/e4/f5/g3/h2. Black: king h6; queen c7; rooks a2/d8; bishop d4; pawns b6/c5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxh5 — king h6→h5, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4+ — pawn g3→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg4 (king h5→g4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qg2+ — queen d2→g2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh5 (king g4→h5).
4. Best move: Qh3+ — queen g2→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg5 (king h5→g5).
5. Best move: Bc1+ — bishop b2→c1, gives check. Opponent replies Kf6 (king g5→f6).
6. Best move: fxg6+ — pawn f5→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rf2 (rook a2→f2).
7. Best move: Qh4+ — queen h3→h4, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, discovered attack, discovered check, middlegame, very long. The key move fxg6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/2q2p1p/1p2p1pk/1Pp2P1N/2PbP3/6P1/rB1Q3P/5R1K b - - 0 26

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