Chess Puzzle #8BmbN — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rook f1; knight g4; pawns a2/b2/d4/d5/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen d6; rook e8; bishop g5; pawns a6/b5/c7/e5/g6/h5. 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: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures knight. Opponent replies exd6 (pawn e5→d6, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e8→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies dxc7 (pawn d6→c7, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Rc4 — rook e4→c4.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long. The key move hxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/2p3k1/p2q2p1/1p1Pp1bp/3PQ1N1/7P/PP4P1/5R1K w - - 0 30

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