Chess Puzzle #WxBzY — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c6; knight h2; pawns a3/b2/c4/d3/f2/g2. Black: king e7; queen g5; rooks b8/h8; bishop f8; pawns c7/d6/e5/f5/g4. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight h2→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh5 — queen g5→h5. Opponent replies g3 (pawn g2→g3).
3. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Opponent replies Qf3 (queen d1→f3).
4. Best move: exf3 — pawn e4→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Qh5.

Position data

FEN: 1r3b1r/2p1k3/2Bp4/4ppq1/2P3p1/P2P4/1P3PPN/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 21

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