Chess Puzzle #M3OKO — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook a1; bishop b5; knight c3; pawns b2/c2/f2/f3/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rook h6; bishop h4; pawns a5/b7/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook a1→g1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bg5 — bishop h4→g5. Opponent replies f4 (pawn f3→f4).
3. Best move: Rxh2+ — rook h6→h2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh2 (king h1→h2, captures rook).
4. Best move: Bxf4+ — bishop g5→f4, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen d2→f4, captures bishop).
5. Best move: Qxf4+ — queen e5→f4, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, discovered attack, fork, middlegame, sacrifice, very long. The key move Rxh2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 7k/1p4pp/7r/pB2qp2/7b/2N2P2/1PPQ1P1P/R6K w - - 6 28

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