Chess Puzzle #5TiTJ — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; bishop g2; knight e6; pawns c4/d5/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen b4; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/f5/f6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen f1→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe1+ — queen b4→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Qf1 (queen f5→f1).
3. Best move: Qe3+ — queen e1→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
4. Best move: Qxg3 — queen e3→g3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, exposed king, long. The key move is Qe1+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1pp5/p2pNp2/3P1p1p/1qP3nP/6P1/6B1/5QK1 w - - 0 39

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