Chess Puzzle #fn299 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight b1; pawns a4/b5/c5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b6; knight e5; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/f3/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: cxb6 — pawn c5→b6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg5 — queen d8→g5. Opponent replies g3 (pawn g2→g3).
3. Best move: Qg4 — queen g5→g4. Opponent replies Nd2 (knight b1→d2).
4. Best move: Qh3 — queen g4→h3.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r1k/1pp3pp/1b1p4/pPP1n3/P3P3/1Q3p2/1B3PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 1 20

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