Chess Puzzle #41MTZ — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook d7; bishop a2; knights e5/g3; pawns a3/c3/e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks a8/f8; knight f4; pawns a7/b5/c4/c6/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nh3+ — knight f4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxh3 (queen g4→h3, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxf2+ — queen b2→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
4. Best move: Qe1+ — queen f2→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king h1→h2).
5. Best move: Rf2+ — rook f8→f2, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The key move Qxf2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p2R4/2p3p1/1p2N3/2p1PnQ1/P1P3N1/Bq3P2/6K1 w - - 2 26

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