Chess Puzzle #6GSdF — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/g3; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; bishop b6; pawns a5/b5/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen d2→d3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qe3 (queen d3→e3).
3. Best move: Kh7 — king h8→h7. Opponent replies exf6 (pawn e5→f6, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qxf6 — queen e7→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move gxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r1k/4qpp1/1b2pN1p/ppp1P2P/3P4/2P3R1/PP1Q2P1/R5K1 w - - 0 27

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