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

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rook a1; knights d2/f4; pawns a4/b5/d4/e5/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook c8; knights f5/h4; pawns a5/b7/d5/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight f4→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxd2 — queen g5→d2, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxd2 (queen d3→d2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Nf3+ — knight h4→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g1→f2).
4. Best move: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, fork, long, master, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxd2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/1p4pp/4p3/pP1pPnq1/P2P1N1n/3Q2P1/3N3P/R5K1 w - - 2 26

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