Chess Puzzle #rjv7T — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks d1/d5; pawns a2/b2/e4/e5/f6/h2. Black: king h7; queen e6; rooks g6/h5; pawns a5/c4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxg7 — pawn f6→g7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg4 — queen e6→g4. Opponent replies g8=Q+ (pawn g7→g8, promotes to queen, gives check).
3. Best move: Rxg8 — rook g6→g8, captures queen. Opponent replies Rd7+ (rook d5→d7, gives check).
4. Best move: Kh8 — king h7→h8.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, long. The key move is Qg4.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pk/4qPrp/p2RP2r/2p1P3/8/PPQ4P/3R3K w - - 1 39

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