Chess Puzzle #3Q0GJ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1536 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks f1/f4; bishop g2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks f7/f8; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh3 — bishop g2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg3 — knight f5→g3, captures pawn. Opponent replies hxg3 (pawn h2→g3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f7→f4, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxf4 (rook f1→f4, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Nxg3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/ppp2r2/3p2pp/3P1nq1/2P2R2/2Q3P1/PP4BP/5RK1 w - - 7 27

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