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

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rooks a1/f1; knight e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen h5; rooks g8/h4; bishop e5; pawns b5/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb5 — queen a6→b5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bxg3 — bishop e5→g3, captures pawn. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxb5 — queen h5→b5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, pin, short. The key move Bxg3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/7p/Q7/1p2b2q/7r/2P1N1P1/PP3P1P/R4RK1 w - - 1 28

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