Chess Puzzle #0arkX — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1673 · Advanced · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e5; bishops c1/d3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight g4; pawns a7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook e5→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4 — queen d8→h4. Opponent replies Qxg4 (queen d1→g4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen h4→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move is Qh4.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r1k/pb3ppp/8/4R3/6n1/2PB4/PP3PPP/RNBQ2K1 w - - 1 14

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