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

Position

White: king g2; queen b4; rook f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g5/h4. Black: king f8; queen f7; rook e7; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen f7→h5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe7+ — queen b4→e7, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe7 (king f8→e7, captures queen).
3. Best move: gxf6+ — pawn g5→f6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop g7→f6, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Rxh5 — rook f5→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, discovered attack, endgame, exposed king, fork, long, sacrifice. The key move Qxe7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/pp2rqbp/5p2/5RP1/1Q5P/3P4/PPP3K1/8 b - - 0 32

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