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

Position

White: king d1; queen e6; rook h7; bishop f1; knight f3; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2. Black: king b8; queen c3; rook d8; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen e6→e7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qc2+ — queen c3→c2, gives check. Opponent replies Ke1 (king d1→e1).
3. Best move: Qb1+ — queen c2→b1, gives check. Opponent replies Kd2 (king e1→d2).
4. Best move: c3+ — pawn c4→c3, gives check. Opponent replies Kxc3 (king d2→c3, captures pawn).
5. Best move: Rc8+ — rook d8→c8, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, exposed king, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qc2+.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r4/pp5R/4Q3/3pP3/1npP4/2q2N2/P4PP1/3K1B2 w - - 2 27

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