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

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/d7; bishop a2; knight c3; pawns b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks f2/f8; knight a4; pawns a5/b7/c6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen d2→d3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg5 — queen f5→g5. Opponent replies Qe4 (queen d3→e4).
3. Best move: Nc5 — knight a4→c5. Opponent replies Qg4 (queen e4→g4).
4. Best move: Qxg4 — queen g5→g4, captures queen. Opponent replies hxg4 (pawn h3→g4, captures queen).
5. Best move: Nxd7 — knight c5→d7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1p1R2pp/2p5/p4q2/n7/2N4P/BPPQ1rP1/R5K1 w - - 1 22

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