Chess Puzzle #5Qj7L — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks f1/f2; bishop b3; knight h6; pawns a2/b2/e4/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g3; rooks a8/d4; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/f3/g4/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e2→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: fxg2+ — pawn f3→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg2 (rook f2→g2, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen g3→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, discovered attack, fork, middlegame, short. The key move fxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b5/pp5k/7N/7p/3rP1p1/1B3pqP/PP2QRP1/5R1K w - - 0 29

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