Chess Puzzle #5BHnn — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king f5; queen d8; pawns f3/g4. Black: king g7; rook h6; bishop f4; pawns e5/f7/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d8→e7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Re6 — rook h6→e6. Opponent replies Qd8 (queen e7→d8).
3. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Opponent replies Qd4+ (queen d8→d4, gives check).
4. Best move: Re5+ — rook e6→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe5+ (queen d4→e5, captures rook, gives check).
5. Best move: Bxe5 — bishop f4→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, very long. The key move is Re6.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/5pk1/7r/4pKp1/5bP1/5P2/8/8 w - - 2 50

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