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

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks e1/e4; bishop b2; pawns a4/b3/c2/d3/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a6/c5/c7/f6/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen g4→f5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen f5→f6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f7→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxf6 (bishop b2→f6, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e8→e4, captures rook. Opponent replies fxe4 (pawn f3→e4, captures rook).
5. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f8→f6, captures bishop. Opponent replies e5 (pawn e4→e5).
6. Best move: Re6 — rook f6→e6.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, very long. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/2p2qp1/p2b1p2/2p4p/P3R1Q1/1P1P1P1P/1BP2P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 28

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