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

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g4; knight b1; pawns a4/b5/c3/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/d8; bishop b6; pawns a5/b7/d5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Opponent replies Qd2 (queen d1→d2).
3. Best move: Qxd2 — queen g5→d2, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxd2 (knight b1→d2, captures queen).
4. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, long, middlegame. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/1p3pp1/1b6/pP1p2q1/P5B1/2P5/5P1P/RN1Q1RK1 w - - 1 21

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