Chess Puzzle #4fe2d — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c8; rook a1; bishops d2/g4; pawns a2/b3/d4/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rook h6; bishops d5/f8; pawns a5/b4/c6/f6/g5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe4 — queen e7→e4. Opponent replies Be6+ (bishop g4→e6, gives check).
3. Best move: Bxe6 — bishop d5→e6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxe6+ (queen c8→e6, captures bishop, gives check).
4. Best move: Qxe6 — queen e4→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Qe4.

Position data

FEN: 2Q2bk1/4q3/2p2p1r/p2b2p1/1p1P1PB1/1P4P1/P2B3P/R5K1 w - - 1 33

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