Chess Puzzle #JlGnt — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight h2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/f2. Black: king h7; queen h4; rook b8; bishops g7/h3; pawns a7/e5/g4/h5. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb8 — queen d6→b8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies Nf3 (knight h2→f3).
3. Best move: gxf2+ — pawn g3→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g1→h2).
4. Best move: fxe1=Q — pawn f2→e1, captures rook, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Nxh4 (knight f3→h4, captures queen).
5. Best move: Qxh4 — queen e1→h4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bg5 (bishop c1→g5).
6. Best move: Qxg5 — queen h4→g5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, equality, fork, middlegame, promotion, very long. The key move gxf2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/p5bk/3Q4/4p2p/4P1pq/2PP3b/PP3P1N/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 23

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