Chess Puzzle #G85UQ — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks d2/e1; bishop f5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks f6/f8; bishop h3; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e3→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxf5 — rook f6→f5, captures bishop. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g4→f5, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qg5+ — queen h4→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Qg3 (queen e5→g3).
4. Best move: Qxd2 — queen g5→d2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxf5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp4pp/2p2r2/4pB2/2P3Pq/1P2QP1b/P2R3P/4R1K1 w - - 5 25

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