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

Rating 2313 · Expert · crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king e2; queen f5; rooks h1/h3; bishop b5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e4/g2/g4. Black: king h8; queen d6; rooks e7/f8; bishop e5; pawns a5/b6/c5/d4/f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen d6→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook h3→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxh6+ — rook h1→h6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  4. Best move: Qh5 — queen f5→h5.

Tactical themes

crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxh6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/4r1p1/1p1q1p1p/pBp1bQ2/2PpP1P1/3P3R/PP2K1P1/7R b - - 3 31

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