Chess Puzzle #4kEqW — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen f5; rooks d1/h1; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c2/d4/g5/h4. Black: king b8; queen a5; rooks d6/d8; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen f5→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxe5 — queen a5→e5, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d4→e5, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxd1+ — rook d6→d1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxd1 (rook h1→d1, captures rook).
4. Best move: Rxd1+ — rook d8→d1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, queenside attack. The key move Rxd1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r4/pp6/1npr4/q3pQPp/3P3P/1P6/P1P1N3/1K1R3R w - - 2 25

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