Chess Puzzle #bkW4u — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks d1/h1; bishops c2/h6; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/d5/f2/f3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/e5; bishops f5/h8; pawns a4/b7/c5/d6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Re2 — rook e5→e2. Opponent replies Rd2 (rook d1→d2).
3. Best move: Rxd2 — rook e2→d2, captures rook. Opponent replies Kxd2 (king c1→d2, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxb2 — queen b6→b2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Re2.

Position data

FEN: r5kb/1p3p2/1q1p2pB/2pPrb2/p7/P1N2PQ1/1PB2P2/2KR3R w - - 9 24

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