Chess Puzzle #IpYD0 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks e2/f4; bishop d1; pawns a3/c4/g2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks g5/g6; pawns a7/b7/d6/e4/f7/h5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb7 — queen d5→b7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g5→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg2 (rook e2→g2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g6→g2, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
4. Best move: Rg1+ — rook g2→g1, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move Rxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp3pqp/3p2r1/3Q2rp/2P1pR2/P7/4R1P1/3B2K1 w - - 8 43

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