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

Rating 1370 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks e1/f1; knights c3/f4; pawns a4/b2/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/d4; pawns a5/c5/c7/d6/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg6+ — queen e4→g6, captures pawn, gives check. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6 — queen f6→g6, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxg6 (knight f4→g6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxf1+ — rook f8→f1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/2p4k/3p1qpp/p1pP4/P1PbQN2/2N5/1P4PP/4RR1K w - - 3 23

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