Chess Puzzle #wLiU0 — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g8; rooks a8/e1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h6; queen g5; bishop b7; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e3/g6/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf5 — queen g5→f5. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f2→e3, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qe4 — queen f5→e4. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d4→d5).
4. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop b7→d5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxd5 (queen g8→d5, captures bishop).
5. Best move: Qxd5 — queen e4→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, fork, very long. The key move is Qf5.

Position data

FEN: R5Q1/pbpn3p/1p1p2pk/6q1/3P4/2P1p3/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 26

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