Chess Puzzle #d5i3m — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen b6; pawns b5/d5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king d3; rook a1; pawns e2/e6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen b6→d6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: e5 — pawn e6→e5. Opponent replies Qb4 (queen d6→b4).
3. Best move: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Qxe1 (queen b4→e1, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxe1 — rook a1→e1, captures queen. Opponent replies d6 (pawn d5→d6).
5. Best move: Ra1 — rook e1→a1.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, promotion, queen rook endgame, very long. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p2/1Q2p1p1/1P1P4/5P2/3k3P/4p1PK/r7 w - - 0 50

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