Chess Puzzle #05LgI — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks e1/e2; pawns a2/b3/c4/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen f6; rook f7; bishop g5; pawns a6/b7/d6/e3/g6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen d5→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2+ — queen f6→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook e2→f2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: exf2+ — pawn e3→f2, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, sacrifice, short. The key move exf2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3rpk/p2p1qp1/3Q2b1/2P5/1P2p3/P3R1PP/4R1K1 w - - 8 33

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