Chess Puzzle #3FDRL — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks d1/f3; bishop g2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rook d8; bishop f5; knight d3; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nf2+ — knight d3→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook f3→f2, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxd1+ — queen d4→d1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Qxd1 (queen e2→d1, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxd1+ — rook d8→d1, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, fork, long, middlegame. The key move Qxd1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/pp3ppp/2p1p3/4Pb2/2Pq1P2/1P1n1RP1/P3Q1BP/3R3K w - - 6 25

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