Chess Puzzle #AdtHu — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks c2/d1; bishop d2; knight e4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/h3. Black: king h7; queen f5; rooks c8/f8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/e5/e7/f3/g6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rdc1 — rook d1→c1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxh3 — queen f5→h3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qg5 (queen e3→g5).
3. Best move: Rf4 — rook f8→f4. Opponent replies Bxf4 (bishop d2→f4, captures rook).
4. Best move: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move Qxh3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2r2/pp2p1bk/6pp/3Ppq2/2P1N3/1P2Qp1P/P1RB1P2/3R2K1 w - - 6 29

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