Chess Puzzle #W8dDY — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks c1/e4; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; pawns a6/c4/d6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Opponent replies Rxc4 (rook e4→c4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxc5 (rook c4→c5, captures queen).
4. Best move: dxc5 — pawn d6→c5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, fork, long. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/5p1p/p2p4/2q5/2p1R1Q1/2P4P/PP4P1/2R3K1 w - - 1 27

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