Chess Puzzle #umJ4U — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/a8; pawns b5/c2/c4/g2. Black: king c8; queen g5; rooks g8/h8; knight b8; pawns b6/c7/d5/e5/f6/h4/h6. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen g5→g3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf5+ — queen f3→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Kd8 (king c8→d8).
3. Best move: Qxf6+ — queen f5→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king d8→d7).
4. Best move: Qf7+ — queen f6→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Kd6 (king d7→d6).
5. Best move: c5+ — pawn c4→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Kxc5 (king d6→c5, captures pawn).
6. Best move: Qxc7+ — queen f7→c7, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, deflection, middlegame, pin, queenside attack, very long. The key move Qxf6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: Rnk3rr/2p5/1p3p1p/1P1pp1q1/2P4p/5Q2/2P3P1/R5K1 b - - 2 31

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