Chess Puzzle #vU9Ze — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2351 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook e1; bishop f6; knight g3; pawns a2/d5/e4/g5/h4. Black: king e8; queen c5; rooks c4/g8; bishop b7; pawns a5/b4/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king e8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bd4 — bishop f6→d4. Opponent replies Qxd4 (queen c5→d4, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kc8 (king d7→c8).
  4. Best move: Qxg8+ — queen f7→g8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4k1r1/1b3p1p/3p1Bp1/p1qP2P1/1pr1PQ1P/6N1/P7/4R2K b - - 6 28

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