This position was reached yesterday, playing with the  Black pieces was the talented youngster Eli Gallamoy. Eli’s opponent has  pushed his pawn to d4, with the intention of d5 forking Knight and Bishop; Can you find the destructive attack unleashed by Black?

Black to Play

 

 1… Rxf3  (Black threatens mate on h2 so White attempts to make space for the King to flee….but) 2. Rfb1 Qh2+ 3. Kf1 Rxf2+  4. Ke1  Qg1+  5. Bf1  (and Eli showed a nice touch by mating with the Rook) Rxf1 mate,

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