Chess Puzzle #iNU8F — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook f1; bishop c4; knight a3; pawns b5/c5/d2/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; bishop c8; pawns b7/c7/e4/f3/g3/h7. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe4+ — queen e3→e4, captures pawn, gives check. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Kf8 — king e8→f8. Opponent replies h3 (pawn h2→h3).
3. Best move: Qxh3 — queen h4→h3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Rxf3 (rook f1→f3, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qh2+ — queen h3→h2, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, master. The key move is Kf8.

Position data

FEN: 2b1k3/1pp4p/8/1PP5/2B1pP1q/N3Qpp1/3P3P/5RK1 w - - 0 29

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