Chess Puzzle #5qx8w — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a8; rook c1; knight f4; pawns a3/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g7; queen h4; rook h6; pawns a6/b5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh2+ — queen h4→h2, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
3. Best move: Qh1+ — queen h2→h1, gives check. Opponent replies Qxh1 (queen a8→h1, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxh1+ — rook h6→h1, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f1→e2).
5. Best move: Rxc1 — rook h1→c1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, skewer, very long. The key move Rxh1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: Q7/5pkp/p6r/1p6/3P1N1q/P1P1P3/5PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 29

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