Chess Puzzle #Yl6qf — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/d5; bishop c1; knight f3; pawns a2/b4/c3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; pawns a6/b7/d6/e5/g6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen e2→d3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Opponent replies Qxe4 (queen d3→e4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxc3 — queen c6→c3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rb1 (rook a1→b1).
4. Best move: Qxf3 — queen c3→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf3 (queen e4→f3, captures queen).
5. Best move: Rxf3 — rook f8→f3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

deflection, equality, middlegame, very long. The key move is e4.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p2b1pp/p1qp2p1/3Rp3/1P4P1/2P2N1P/P3QP2/R1B3K1 w - - 1 22

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