Chess Puzzle #ASsss — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks c4/e1; bishop g2; knight g5; pawns a4/b2/e5/h4. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks g3/h8; bishop b7; knight c7; pawns a7/b4/c5/f4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook c4→f4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g3→g2, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg2 (queen f2→g2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qxf4 — queen f5→f4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Rxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/pbn5/8/2p1PqN1/PpR2p1P/6r1/1P3QB1/4R1K1 w - - 0 29

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