Chess Puzzle #A3oGi — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook e7; bishop c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rook f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e4→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nd5 — knight f6→d5. Opponent replies Qe5 (queen e3→e5).
3. Best move: Qxe7 — queen d6→e7, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen e5→e7, captures queen).
4. Best move: Nxe7 — knight d5→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, fork, long. The key move is Nd5.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp2Rppp/2pq1n2/8/3PQ3/2B4P/PPP3P1/6K1 w - - 3 21

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