Chess Puzzle #4GwuI — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; pawns a3/b4/d4/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook h5; bishop c5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen d3→g3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bxd4 (bishop b2→d4, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxg3 — queen c7→g3, captures queen. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxd4+ — bishop c5→d4, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Bxd4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/ppq3pp/2n1p3/2bp3r/1P1P4/P2Q4/1B3PP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 23

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