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

Rating 2263 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, en passant, kingside attack, middlegame, very long.

Position

White: king c1; queen g4; rook d1; bishops d3/f4; pawns a3/c3/c4/d4/e5/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc4 — knight b6→c4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4 — queen g4→h4. Opponent replies h6 (pawn h7→h6).
  3. Best move: Bxh6 — bishop f4→h6, captures pawn. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f7→f5).
  4. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rxf6 (rook f8→f6, captures pawn).
  5. Best move: Bg5+ — bishop h6→g5, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, en passant, kingside attack, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qh4.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/ppp2ppp/1nq1p3/4P3/2PP1BQ1/P1PB2P1/7P/2KR4 b - - 7 17

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