Chess Puzzle #1085D — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1678 · Advanced · advantage, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks b1/h1; bishop g2; pawns a4/a5/c4/d3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king b8; queen f5; rook c7; bishop a7; knight d4; pawns b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be4 — bishop g2→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen f5→e4, captures bishop. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d3→e4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nf3+ — knight d4→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g1→g2).
  4. Best move: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/bpr2ppp/2pp4/P3pq2/P1Pn4/3P2PP/3Q1PB1/1R4KR w - - 5 23

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