Chess Puzzle #yu4uT — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2351 · Expert · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king b1; queen c2; rook h1; bishop d3; knights c4/g5; pawns a2/f2/f4/g4/h5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishop g7; knight d7; pawns a7/b2/b6/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d5 — pawn d6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Bxg6 — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rf6 (rook f8→f6).
  4. Best move: Bf7+ — bishop g6→f7, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move hxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1rk1/p2nppbp/1p1p2p1/6NP/2N2PP1/3B4/PpQ2P2/1K5R b - - 0 17

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