Chess Puzzle #09ebA — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1346 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks d1/f1; bishop b2; pawns a2/c2/c4/e4/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks a8/e8; bishop d7; pawns a6/b7/c5/c7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf5 — rook f1→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf5 — queen e6→f5, captures rook. Opponent replies exf5 (pawn e4→f5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe2 — rook e8→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxf5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1ppb1pp1/p3qP1p/2p5/2P1P3/8/PBP1Q1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 1 19

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