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

Position

White: king g4; queen e7; rooks e1/f1; bishop h4; pawns a2/b2/f4/h3/h6. Black: king g8; queen c8; rook c2; bishop d4; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/g7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxh5 — king g4→h5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf5+ — queen c8→f5, gives check. Opponent replies Bg5 (bishop h4→g5).
3. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen f5→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kg6 (king h5→g6).
4. Best move: Rc6+ — rook c2→c6, gives check. Opponent replies Qf6 (queen e7→f6).
5. Best move: Rxf6+ — rook c6→f6, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop g5→f6, captures rook).
6. Best move: Qxh6+ — queen h3→h6, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, very long. The key move Qxh3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2q3k1/pp2Q1p1/7P/7n/3b1PKB/7P/PPr5/4RR2 w - - 6 29

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