Chess Puzzle #q57y7 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen f5; rooks d1/h1; bishop e4; pawns a3/c2/d3/d5/f2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop g5; pawns b4/b5/c7/d4/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxa3 — rook a8→a3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7+ — queen f5→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
3. Best move: Bg6 — bishop e4→g6. Opponent replies Qa8 (queen d8→a8).
4. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h7→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
5. Best move: Qxe8+ — queen h8→e8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, kingside attack, middlegame, skewer, very long. The key move Qxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/2p3p1/3p3p/1p1P1Qb1/1p1pB3/P2P4/2P2P2/1K1R3R b - - 1 25

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