Chess Puzzle #KI3G8 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen d8; rook b5; pawns a4/b3/c4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen e5; knight f6; pawns b4/c5/e3/g5/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Opponent replies Qd3 (queen d8→d3).
3. Best move: Kh6 — king h7→h6. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen d3→e4, captures knight).
4. Best move: Qxe4 — queen e5→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Ne4.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/6pk/5n2/1Rp1q1p1/PpP5/1P2p1PP/5P1K/8 w - - 0 41

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