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

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/f4; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f5; knight g5; pawns a6/b5/c4/d5/e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Raf1 — rook a1→f1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nxh3+ — knight g5→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures knight).
3. Best move: Rg5+ — rook f5→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen g6→g5, captures rook).
4. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

clearance, equality, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Nxh3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/3q2p1/p3p1Qp/1p1pPrn1/2pP1R2/2P1P2P/PP1N2P1/R5K1 w - - 5 23

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