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

Position

White: king h1; queen e8; rook a1; bishop f4; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d5/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen f6; rook a8; bishops d4/f5; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf8 — queen f6→f8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ne6+ — knight g5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop f5→e6, captures knight).
3. Best move: Bh6+ — bishop f4→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh6 (king g7→h6, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Qxf8+ — queen e8→f8, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, clearance, crushing, deflection, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxf8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn2Q3/pp4kp/3p1qp1/3P1bN1/3b1B2/6P1/PP5P/R6K b - - 0 19

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