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

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks f1/f2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g5/h2. Black: king f6; queen d7; rook b5; bishop d6; knight h4; pawns a4/b4/c4/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxg5+ — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg5 (king f6→g5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Rf7 — rook f2→f7. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen d7→f7, captures rook).
4. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f1→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, discovered check, double check, long, middlegame. The key move fxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/3q2p1/3bpk1p/1r4P1/pppPQP1n/2P5/PP3R1P/5RK1 b - - 0 28

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