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

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks c1/e4; bishop d6; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks d8/h7; bishop b6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen h5→g4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Opponent replies exf6 (pawn e5→f6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen e6→g4, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxg4 (rook e4→g4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxd6 — rook d8→d6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/pp3p1r/1b1Bq2p/4P1pQ/4R2P/8/PP3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 1 22

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