Chess Puzzle #0k9NK — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1554 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f4; rook d1; knight b6; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; pawns a6/b4/d7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen d8→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg5 — queen f4→g5, captures queen. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxa8 — knight b6→a8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/3p1pp1/pN2p2p/4P3/1p3Q2/8/PPP3PP/2KR4 b kq - 0 19

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