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

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop d5; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks f6/f8; bishops f2/g4; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d1→e2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxf3 — rook f6→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxf3 (knight d2→f3, captures rook).
3. Best move: Rxf3 — rook f8→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen e2→f3, captures rook).
4. Best move: Bxf3 — bishop g4→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move Rxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp4pp/1q3r2/3B4/4P1b1/5N2/PP1N1bPP/R2Q1K1R w - - 7 18

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