Chess Puzzle #0ucRB — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen a7; bishop g4; pawns a2/b3/c2/d5/f5/h3. Black: king h8; queen b4; knight g5; pawns a6/b5/d6/e7/f6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe7 — queen a7→e7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Ne4+ — knight g5→e4, gives check. Opponent replies Kf4 (king g3→f4).
3. Best move: Qd2+ — queen b4→d2, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe4 (king f4→e4, captures knight).
4. Best move: Qe1+ — queen d2→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Kd3 (king e4→d3).
5. Best move: Qxe7 — queen e1→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, sacrifice, skewer, very long. The key move is Ne4+.

Position data

FEN: 7k/Q3p2p/p2p1p2/1p1P1Pn1/1q4B1/1P4KP/P1P5/8 w - - 12 39

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