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

Rating 2464 · Master · advantage, attraction, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/d3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks c2/f8; bishop e6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook c2→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg2 (king g1→g2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bxh3+ — bishop e6→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g2→h1).
  4. Best move: Bxf1+ — bishop h3→f1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, discovered attack, kingside attack, long, middlegame, sacrifice, skewer. The key move Rxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p3ppp/p3bn2/3p3q/4P3/P2PQN1P/1Pr3P1/R1B2RK1 w - - 2 22

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