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

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks d1/e1; knight g5; pawns c2/c3/d4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks d8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a7/b5/c5/e6/f7/h5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxc2 — queen f5→c2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re4 — rook e1→e4. Opponent replies Bxe4 (bishop b7→e4, captures rook).
3. Best move: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen c2→e4, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Nxe4 — knight g5→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move is Re4.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pb3p1p/4p2Q/1pp2qNp/3P4/2P2P2/2P3P1/3RR1K1 b - - 2 24

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