Chess Puzzle #IqKt4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1436 · Intermediate · advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d3/e1; knight a4; pawns a3/b4/c4/e4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks g4/g8; bishop d4; pawns a7/c6/c7/f6/f7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5+ — queen f3→f5, gives check. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf5 — queen e5→f5, captures queen. Opponent replies exf5 (pawn e4→f5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxg3+ — rook g4→g3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg3 (rook d3→g3, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Rxg3+ — rook g8→g3, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Rxg3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2k3r1/p1p2p2/2p2p2/4q2p/NPPbP1rP/P2R1QP1/5P2/4R1K1 w - - 1 24

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