Chess Puzzle #Gz9px — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; bishop f1; knight e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; rooks e1/e8; bishops b5/g7; pawns a7/b7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: R8xe3 — rook e8→e3, captures knight. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxf1+ — rook e1→f1, captures bishop, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf1 (queen f3→f1, captures rook).
4. Best move: Bxf1 — bishop b5→f1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Rxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1k2r3/pp4b1/7p/1b6/8/2P1NQ2/PP3PPP/4rBK1 w - - 4 25

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