Chess Puzzle #57giN — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2224 · Expert · advantage, deflection, discovered attack, fork, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks e5/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/d4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks f4/f8; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen e3→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf3 — rook f4→f3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen f2→f3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd4+ — queen g4→d4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rf2 (rook f1→f2).
  4. Best move: Qxe5 — queen d4→e5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, discovered attack, fork, long, middlegame, pin, sacrifice. The key move Qxd4+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp4p1/2p4p/3pRn2/3P1rq1/1PN1QP2/P5PP/5RK1 w - - 1 25

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