Chess Puzzle #K4s1P — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; pawns a4/b2/d4/f3/g3/h5. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks b3/f8; knight e7; pawns a6/d5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxb2+ — rook b3→b2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxb2 (king b1→b2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qb4+ — queen a5→b4, gives check. Opponent replies Ka2 (king b2→a2).
4. Best move: Qxa4+ — queen b4→a4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kb2 (king a2→b2).
5. Best move: Qb4+ — queen a4→b4, gives check. Opponent replies Kc2 (king b2→c2).
6. Best move: Rc8+ — rook f8→c8, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, middlegame, queenside attack, sacrifice, very long. The key move Rxb2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4np1p/p3p1p1/q2p3P/P2P4/1r1BQPP1/1P6/1K1R3R w - - 0 24

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