Chess Puzzle #1uvAc — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks d1/f6; knight e3; pawns a2/b4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks g7/g8; knight c4; pawns a7/b7/c6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxc4 — knight e3→c4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g7→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg2 (queen e4→g2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g8→g2, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg2 (king g1→g2, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qg7+ — queen c7→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf3 (king g2→f3).
5. Best move: Qxf6+ — queen g7→f6, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move Rxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2k3r1/ppq3rp/2p2R2/8/1Pn1Q3/4N3/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 29

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