Chess Puzzle #v2sry — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a1; rook c1; bishop b5; knight d4; pawns a2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a3/f8; bishop c8; pawns e4/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qa7 — queen c5→a7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nc6 — knight d4→c6. Opponent replies Rxa2 (rook a3→a2, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Nxa7 — knight c6→a7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxa1 (rook a2→a1, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxa1 — rook c1→a1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Nc6.

Position data

FEN: 2b2rk1/5p1p/8/1BqP1p2/3Np3/r7/P4PPP/Q1R3K1 b - - 4 22

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