Chess Puzzle #U8rQA — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1902 · Advanced · equality, exposed king, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/e3; knight d7; pawns a2/b2/d4/e6/f3/g3/h4. Black: king h8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b4; knights c6/d6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight d7→f8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3+ — queen g6→g3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qg2 (queen c2→g2).
  3. Best move: Qxg2+ — queen g3→g2, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg2 (king g1→g2, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Nxc4 — knight d6→c4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, exposed king, kingside attack, long, middlegame. The key move Qxg3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/pppN2pp/2nnP1q1/5p2/1bBP3P/4BPP1/PPQ5/R4RK1 w - - 3 19

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