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

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks g4/h1; bishop d3; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/c8; bishop d5; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qh6 — queen e3→h6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nxd3+ — knight e5→d3, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Kd2 (king c1→d2).
3. Best move: Qxc2+ — queen c7→c2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Ke3 (king d2→e3).
4. Best move: Qf2+ — queen c2→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Kxd3 (king e3→d3, captures knight).
5. Best move: Bc4+ — bishop d5→c4, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, pin, queenside attack, very long. The key move Nxd3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1r4k/2q2p1p/p3pp2/1p1bn3/6R1/1N1BQP2/PPP3PP/2K4R w - - 8 19

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