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

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/d4/e3/f2/f3. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks b6/b8; pawns a5/c7/d5/f6/f7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c3→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Opponent replies Ne7 (knight d5→e7).
3. Best move: Rb5 — rook b6→b5. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d4→d5).
4. Best move: Rxd5 — rook b5→d5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Kh8.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/2p2p2/1r3p1p/p2p4/3P4/1PN1PP1q/P1Q2P2/R4RK1 w - - 0 22

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