Chess Puzzle #zlP93 — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d8; rook c7; knight d4; pawns a3/b4/e5/f2. Black: king h7; queen h5; bishop d7; pawns a5/b6/e6/f7/h3/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ne2 — knight d4→e2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg4+ — queen h5→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
3. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2. Opponent replies Qa8 (queen d8→a8).
4. Best move: Qh3+ — queen g4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Ke1 (king f1→e1).
5. Best move: h1=Q+ — pawn h2→h1, promotes to queen, gives check. Opponent replies Qxh1 (queen a8→h1, captures queen).
6. Best move: Qxh1+ — queen h3→h1, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, clearance, crushing, endgame, fork, master, promotion, very long. The key move Qxh1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/2Rb1p1k/1p2p2p/p3P2q/1P1N4/P6p/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 32

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