Chess Puzzle #Mb6Rs — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b8; rook e3; bishop c3; knight e4; pawns b2/b3/c2/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen f5; rook f7; bishops g4/h4; pawns g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e3→e1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bh3 — bishop g4→h3. Opponent replies Qf4 (queen b8→f4).
3. Best move: Qxf4 — queen f5→f4, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf4 (pawn g3→f4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxe1 — bishop h4→e1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, quiet move. The key move is Bh3.

Position data

FEN: 1Q6/5rpk/7p/5q2/4N1bb/1PB1R1P1/1PP4P/6K1 w - - 1 29

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