Chess Puzzle #Uj3eC — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook b7; pawns a6/d4/d6/e6/h2. Black: king h6; queen f4; bishop c6; pawns a7/e3/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe4 — queen f4→e4. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d4→d5).
3. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop c6→d5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qh5+ (queen e2→h5, gives check).
4. Best move: Kxh5 — king h6→h5, captures queen. Opponent replies e8=Q+ (pawn e7→e8, promotes to queen, gives check).
5. Best move: Qxe8 — queen e4→e8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, very long. The key move is Qe4.

Position data

FEN: 8/pR5p/P1bPP2k/8/3P1q2/4p3/4Q2P/6K1 w - - 4 40

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