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

Position

White: king d2; queen a7; rook e1; bishop e6; pawns a3/c3/d5/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f4; rook f8; pawns c5/e4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re3 — rook e1→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf2+ — queen f4→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Re2 (rook e3→e2).
3. Best move: e3+ — pawn e4→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Kd3 (king d2→d3).
4. Best move: c4+ — pawn c5→c4, gives check. Opponent replies Kd4 (king d3→d4).
5. Best move: Qxe2 — queen f2→e2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, endgame, very long. The key move is Qf2+.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/Q5pp/4B3/2pP4/4pq2/P1P4P/3K2P1/4R3 w - - 2 30

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