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

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · advantage, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king f2; queen e3; rooks e7/f4; bishop e2; pawns a2/c4/c5/d6/g2. Black: king h8; queen h1; rooks d8/f6; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen e3→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3 — queen h1→h3, captures queen. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxe7 — knight f5→e7, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxf6 (rook f4→f6, captures rook).
  4. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move Qxh3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/pp2R1p1/2pP1r1p/2P2n2/2P2R2/4Q3/P3BKP1/7q w - - 0 35

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