Black to move. What should Black do? 
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Hi Susan
1. … Rxf4
2. Qxf4 Be5
3. Ng4+ K-moves
4. Nxe5
Giving Black has a winning material advantage.
Thanks for the exercise
Tom
Agggh
Once again I have proven that typing is harder than chess.
The line was supposed to be
1. … Rxf4
2. Qxf4 Be5
3. Qxe5 Ng4+
4. K-moves Nxe5
Sorry about the mistake
Tom
Nicely done, Tom D.
That’s what I would play, too, if I were Black.
1.Rxf4 Qxf4 2.Be5 Qxe5 3.Ng4+ Kg3 4.Nxe5.
Easy. I spotted it within 10 seconds.
The knight, queen, king, and bishop are the same-colored squares. That tells you to look for knight forks. The bishop and king are on a diagonal. That tells you to look for skewers.
2 secs all in all..
This is a gentle one.
1…Rxf4.
2. Qxf4 Be5
3. Qxe5 Ng4+
4. King move ,Nxe5.
2s is great, that means you are using pattern recognition. 8s means I was calculating the solution: I had to explore Ng4+, Bg1+, and Rxf4 before deciding on the best move.
I believe you can do Be3 to the same effect, but the opponent has the option to trade the queen for a rook and piece, or to be down a piece.
Scratch that. White does not have to capture at a point.