Chess Puzzle #O9r8W — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rooks c1/f1; bishop b7; pawns c4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks b8/f4; bishop a4; pawns a6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook f1→f4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures rook. Opponent replies Rf1 (rook c1→f1).
3. Best move: Qxb7 — queen b2→b7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move exf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1r5k/1B4pp/p7/2Q1p3/b1P1Pr2/8/1q4PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 31

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