Chess Puzzle #lW2At — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen f4; rooks a1/c3; bishop a3; knight d6; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/g2; bishop d5; knight a6; pawns a7/b6/c6/d7/e6/g6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen d8→g5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf7+ — queen f4→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
3. Best move: Ne8 — knight d6→e8. Opponent replies Rxf2+ (rook g2→f2, captures pawn, gives check).
4. Best move: Kxf2 — king f1→f2, captures rook. Opponent replies Qf5+ (queen g5→f5, gives check).
5. Best move: Qxf5 — queen f7→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qf7+.

Position data

FEN: r2q2k1/p2p2pp/nppNp1p1/3bP3/3P1Q2/B1R5/P4PrP/R4K2 b - - 3 22

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