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

Position

White: king h2; queen d2; rook f1; bishop b1; knight b5; pawns c4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook e8; bishops a8/b4; pawns d4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb4 — queen d2→b4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe2 — queen e5→e2. Opponent replies Qe1 (queen b4→e1).
3. Best move: Qxe1 — queen e2→e1, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook f1→e1, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxe1 — rook e8→e1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Qe2.

Position data

FEN: b3r1k1/5p1p/6p1/1N2q3/1bPp4/6PP/3Q1P1K/1B3R2 w - - 0 26

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