Chess Puzzle #0O3Ty — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1222 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, fork, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; knight e2; pawns b3/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen c8; pawns e4/f5/g6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight e2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc1+ — queen c8→c1, gives check. Opponent replies Qg1 (queen d4→g1).
  3. Best move: Qxf4 — queen c1→f4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is Qc1+.

Position data

FEN: 2q5/7k/6p1/5p2/3Qp3/1P5P/4N1P1/7K w - - 6 51

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