Chess Puzzle #0AuI5 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1298 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, kingside attack, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook b1; knight g5; pawns a2/c2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook e8; bishop b2; pawns a6/b7/d6/e3/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen g4→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: exf2+ — pawn e3→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Re1+ — rook e8→e1, gives check.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1p5p/pq1p2p1/3P2N1/6Q1/4p3/PbP2PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 24

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