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

Position

White: king e2; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d3/e4/f5/g2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight c2; pawns a7/b7/c5/c7/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxa1 — knight c2→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ne6+ — knight g5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop c8→e6, captures knight).
3. Best move: fxe6+ — pawn f5→e6, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
4. Best move: Bg5+ — bishop c1→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kd6 (king e7→d6).
5. Best move: Bxd8 — bishop g5→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, fork, middlegame, skewer, very long. The key move fxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1k1r/ppp3pp/8/2p1pPN1/4P1Q1/3P4/PPn1K1P1/R1B2R2 b - - 1 16

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