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

Rating 2207 · Expert · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook d1; knights e5/f6; pawns d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b7; rook c8; bishop b2; knight f5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6 — queen g4→g6. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Nxf7+ — knight e5→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen b7→f7, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxf7 — queen g6→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Nxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/1q3pp1/p3pN1p/1p2Nn2/3P2Q1/7P/1b3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 1 28

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