Chess Puzzle #Pl01D — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rook e1; knight c7; pawns a6/b6/d5/e4/f4/g4/h3. Black: king h7; queen d2; rook b3; pawns d6/f6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: a7 — pawn a6→a7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: g5 — pawn g7→g5. Opponent replies fxg5 (pawn f4→g5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: fxg5 — pawn f6→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies a8=Q (pawn a7→a8, promotes to queen).
4. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g5→h4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: 8/2N3pk/PP1p1p1p/3P4/4PPPQ/1r5P/3q4/4R2K w - - 1 49

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