Chess Puzzle #i8Yy4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e7; rooks a1/e6; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f4/f5/h2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks a8/h8; bishop b6; knights f6/f7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook a8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe8+ — queen e7→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Nxe8 (knight f6→e8, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e6→e8, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Qf8 (queen g7→f8).
4. Best move: Rxf8+ — rook e8→f8, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, exposed king, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Qxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r5kr/ppp1Qnq1/1b1pRn2/5PNp/5Pp1/2P5/PP5P/R1B4K b - - 1 22

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