Chess Puzzle #3Sw6W — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; knights c6/h2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5/g2/g3/h4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks c8/h8; bishop h6; knight c5; pawns b6/c7/e6/f7/g4/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxc5 — pawn d4→c5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qd2+ — queen d8→d2, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king e1→f1).
3. Best move: Be3 — bishop h6→e3. Opponent replies Qxe3 (queen e4→e3, captures bishop).
4. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d2→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Qd2+.

Position data

FEN: 2rqk2r/2p2p2/1pN1p2b/2n1P2p/3PQ1pP/6P1/PPP3PN/R3K2R w KQk - 3 22

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