Chess Puzzle #Hs6V5 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks e2/f1; knight d4; pawns a5/b4/c3/e5/f2/g4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks e8/h3; bishop g5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight d4→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qd7 — queen d8→d7. Opponent replies Qxg7+ (queen g6→g7, captures pawn, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxg7 — queen d7→g7, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxg7 (knight e6→g7, captures queen).
4. Best move: Kxg7 — king g8→g7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Qd7.

Position data

FEN: 3qr1k1/pp4p1/4p1Qp/P2pP1b1/1P1N2P1/2P4r/4RP2/5RK1 w - - 0 26

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