Chess Puzzle #3uhk9 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h3; queen g4; rooks c1/f1; pawns a3/b2/c4/d5/h4. Black: king b8; queen d2; rook h8; bishop e3; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg7 — queen g4→g7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxh4+ — rook h8→h4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh4 (king h3→h4, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qh2+ — queen d2→h2, gives check. Opponent replies Kg4 (king h4→g4).
4. Best move: Qg2+ — queen h2→g2, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g4→f5).
5. Best move: Qxg7 — queen g2→g7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, skewer, very long. The key move Rxh4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1k5r/ppp2p2/8/3Pp3/2P3QP/P3b2K/1P1q4/2R2R2 w - - 3 25

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