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

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/h2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c2→c3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies Qg2 (queen e2→g2).
3. Best move: Rxf5 — rook f8→f5, captures knight. Opponent replies exf5 (pawn e4→f5, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxa2 — queen e6→a2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is d3.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp3pp/4q3/2b1nN2/3pP3/7P/PPPBQ2P/2KR1B1R w - - 9 16

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