Chess Puzzle #5O3Kx — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks f1/f4; knight h2; pawns b3/c4/d5. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks e2/f8; pawns a6/b5/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook f4→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rg2+ — rook e2→g2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
3. Best move: Rxh2+ — rook g2→h2, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Qxh2 (queen h4→h2, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxh2+ — queen a2→h2, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh2 (king h1→h2, captures queen).
5. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f8→f7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, exposed king, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move Rxh2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5ppp/p7/1ppP4/2P2R1Q/1P6/q3r2N/5RK1 w - - 0 28

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