Chess Puzzle #oWUg4 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen f5; pawns a2/b3/e6/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e1; rook d4; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e1→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf7+ — queen f5→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kh7 (king g8→h7).
3. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies Qe5+ (queen e4→e5, gives check).
4. Best move: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Opponent replies Rxf4 (rook d4→f4, captures pawn).
5. Best move: e8=Q — pawn e7→e8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Rxf7+ (rook f4→f7, captures queen, gives check).
6. Best move: Qxe5 — queen e8→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, very long. The key move is Qf7+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/ppp3p1/4P2p/5Q2/3r4/1P5P/P4PPK/4q3 b - - 0 28

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