Chess Puzzle #uV2P1 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e2; queen c2; rook b1; bishop e4; pawns a4/c3/d3/f5/h2. Black: king b8; queen a6; rook g7; bishop e3; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f4/h4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook g7→g8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rxb7+ — rook b1→b7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kc8 (king b8→c8).
3. Best move: Rb8+ — rook b7→b8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxb8 (king c8→b8, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qb3+ — queen c2→b3, gives check. Opponent replies Bb6 (bishop e3→b6).
5. Best move: Qxg8+ — queen b3→g8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qc8 (queen a6→c8).
6. Best move: Qd5 — queen g8→d5.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, fork, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The key move Rxb7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/ppp3r1/q7/4nP2/P3Bp1p/2PPb3/2Q1K2P/1R6 b - - 3 33

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