Chess Puzzle #04ZkB — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1386 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f8; rook d1; bishop b4; pawns a3/d6/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen d7; rook c6; bishop e5; pawns a6/b5/f6/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a5 — pawn a6→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7+ — queen f8→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen d7→e7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: dxe7 — pawn d6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Qe7+.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/3q3k/p1rP1pp1/1p2b2p/1B6/P6P/6P1/3R3K b - - 4 34

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