Chess Puzzle #22Eee — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h4; queen e4; rook e6; pawns a3/b4/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen f3; rook f8; pawns a6/b5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e4→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: g5+ — pawn g7→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kh3 (king h4→h3).
3. Best move: Qf1+ — queen f3→f1, gives check. Opponent replies Kg4 (king h3→g4).
4. Best move: Qf5+ — queen f1→f5, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is g5+.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/6p1/p3R2p/1p6/1P2Q2K/P4qP1/7P/8 w - - 3 51

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