Chess Puzzle #C9dnd — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king f3; queen e7; knight g5; pawns a2/e5/h3. Black: king f5; queen f1; pawns a7/b7/c6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kg3 — king f3→g3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf4+ — queen f1→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g3→g2).
3. Best move: Qxg5+ — queen f4→g5, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg5+ (queen e7→g5, captures queen, gives check).
4. Best move: Kxg5 — king f5→g5, captures queen. Opponent replies Kf3 (king g2→f3).
5. Best move: Kf5 — king g5→f5.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, very long. The key move Qxg5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp2Q3/2p5/4PkN1/8/5K1P/P7/5q2 w - - 1 31

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