Chess Puzzle #8F0B4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop e4; pawns a4/b5/c5/d4/e2. Black: king h8; queen g3; rook f8; bishop f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg6 — queen h5→g6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh3+ — queen g3→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
3. Best move: Bxd4+ — bishop f6→d4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies e3 (pawn e2→e3).
4. Best move: Bxe3+ — bishop d4→e3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rf2 (rook f1→f2).
5. Best move: Bxf2# — bishop e3→f2, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

exposed king, fork, mate, mate in 4, middlegame, very long. The combination ends with Bxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp4p1/2p2b1p/1PP4Q/P2PB3/6q1/4P3/R4R1K w - - 2 32

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