Chess Puzzle #0tEF9 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1834 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g2; rooks a1/f1; bishop g3; knight e2; pawns a2/c2/e4/g5/h2. Black: king e8; queen c5; rooks a8/h5; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/d6/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne3 — knight g4→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3 — queen g2→f3. Opponent replies Be6 (bishop c8→e6).
  3. Best move: Qxh5 — queen f3→h5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qf3.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k3/1p3pp1/p2p4/2q1p1Pr/4P1n1/6B1/P1P1N1QP/R4R1K b q - 1 21

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