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

Position

White: king h1; queen f7; rook f1; bishop f8; pawns g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen d4; rook a7; knights a6/g7; pawns a5/b6/c7/e6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nb4 — knight a6→b4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxg7 — bishop f8→g7, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxg7 (queen d4→g7, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen f7→e6, captures pawn. Opponent replies c6 (pawn c7→c6).
4. Best move: Rf6 — rook f1→f6.

Tactical themes

capturing the defender, equality, long, middlegame. The key move Bxg7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5B2/r1p2Qnk/np2p2p/p5p1/3q4/7P/6P1/5R1K b - - 1 35

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