Chess Puzzle #l6Xef — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rooks e1/e8; pawns a3/c3/d4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks f5/f8; knight c4; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook f8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e1→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kf7 (king g8→f7).
3. Best move: Qf8+ — queen b4→f8, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king f7→g6).
4. Best move: Re6+ — rook e8→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Rf6 (rook f5→f6).
5. Best move: Rxf6+ — rook e6→f6, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures rook).
6. Best move: Qg8+ — queen f8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g6→f5).
7. Best move: Qxg3 — queen g8→g3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, kingside attack, skewer, very long. The key move Rxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4Rrk1/2p3pp/p7/1p1p1r2/1QnP1P2/P1P3qP/6P1/4R1K1 b - - 5 31

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