Chess Puzzle #0fx71 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen b3; rooks e2/e6; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks d8/f8; bishop f2; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook e2→f2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxf2+ — rook f8→f2, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf2 (king g2→f2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qf7+ — queen c7→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f2→e2).
4. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen f7→e6, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, fork, long, middlegame. The key move Rxf2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r1k/ppq3p1/2p1R2p/8/2N5/1Q4P1/PP2RbKP/8 w - - 0 29

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