Chess Puzzle #6ONs4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rook e1; knight d6; pawns a2/b3/d3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e6; rook f8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxd6 — queen e6→d6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qc4+ (queen c3→c4, gives check).
3. Best move: Qd5 — queen d6→d5. Opponent replies Qxd5+ (queen c4→d5, captures queen, gives check).
4. Best move: cxd5 — pawn c6→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long. The key move Qxd6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp4bp/2pNq1p1/4p3/3P4/1PQP4/P5PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 27

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