Chess Puzzle #3lO0h — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen e3; rooks d6/h1; bishops b3/h6; knight a4; pawns a2/b2/c4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks b8/e8; bishops d7/h8; pawns a5/c5/f6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen e3→d3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bf5 — bishop d7→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen d3→f5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures queen. Opponent replies Bd2 (bishop h6→d2).
4. Best move: Qb7 — queen b4→b7.

Tactical themes

equality, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Bf5.

Position data

FEN: 1r2r1kb/3b3p/3R1ppB/p1p5/NqP5/1B2QP2/PP4P1/1K5R w - - 1 24

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