Chess Puzzle #Yi2jg — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/e1; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a6; rooks g7/g8; pawns b7/c7/e5/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe5 — rook e1→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g7→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg2 (queen f2→g2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qb6+ — queen a6→b6, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
4. Best move: Rxg2 — rook g8→g2, captures queen. Opponent replies Kxg2 (king f1→g2, captures rook).
5. Best move: Qxb2+ — queen b6→b2, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, capturing the defender, equality, fork, middlegame, pin, sacrifice, very long. The key move Rxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2k3r1/1pp3rp/q7/4p3/8/N1P2P2/PP3QPP/R3R1K1 w - - 2 24

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