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

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rooks c7/d7; pawns b4/e4/f3/h2/h3. Black: king h6; queen e8; rooks e2/f7; pawns b5/e5/e7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe7 — rook d7→e7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qd8 — queen e8→d8. Opponent replies Qd5 (queen b7→d5).
3. Best move: Qxc7 — queen d8→c7, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxc7 (rook e7→c7, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxc7 — rook f7→c7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, master, X-ray attack. The key move is Qd8.

Position data

FEN: 4q3/1QRRpr1p/6pk/1p2p3/1P2P3/5P1P/4r2P/6K1 w - - 2 30

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