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

Position

White: king f2; queen d2; rook b1; bishop e3; knight f3; pawns e5/f4/g5/h3. Black: king g8; queen e4; rook c7; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rc1 — rook b1→c1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies Nxd4 (knight f3→d4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Rxc1 — rook c7→c1, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxc1 (queen d2→c1, captures rook).
4. Best move: Nxd4 — knight f5→d4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, master, master vs master, middlegame. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/ppr2pp1/4p3/3pPnPp/4qP2/4BN1P/3Q1K2/1R6 w - - 0 32

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