Chess Puzzle #22LTG — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks e3/f1; bishop d3; knight h2; pawns a2/c3/d6/e5/f2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks g6/g8; bishop d7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/g4/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxg4+ — rook g6→g4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nxg4 (knight h2→g4, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxg4+ — rook g8→g4, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen h4→g4, captures rook).
4. Best move: Bxg4 — bishop d7→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, long, middlegame. The key move Rxg4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/pp1b1q1p/2nP2r1/4P3/6pQ/2PBR2P/P4P1N/5RK1 w - - 0 24

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