Chess Puzzle #4HxiM — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks e1/e2; bishop g3; knight h4; pawns a2/c3/c5/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks e6/f8; knights c4/e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook e2→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e6→e4, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxe4 (rook e1→e4, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qc1+ — queen g5→c1, gives check. Opponent replies Qf1 (queen d3→f1).
4. Best move: Qxf1+ — queen c1→f1, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Qxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp4pp/2p1rp2/2Pp2q1/2nPn2N/2PQ2B1/P3RPPP/4R1K1 w - - 2 22

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