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

Position

White: king g2; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/h3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f4/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen h5; rooks b8/f8; bishop c5; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe2+ — queen h5→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g2→h1).
3. Best move: Rxf1+ — rook f8→f1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Nxf1 (knight d2→f1, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxc2 — queen e2→c2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, long, middlegame. The key move Rxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/pp4pp/2p5/2bpn2q/5P2/2P3PB/PPQN2KP/R1B2R2 w - - 3 19

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