Chess Puzzle #14mJA — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1210 · Intermediate · advantage, deflection, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen h7; rooks c1/d1; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/e4/f3/g5/h5. Black: king f7; queen b8; rooks c7/c8; bishop b5; knight g7; pawns a6/d6/e7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6+ — pawn g5→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Ke6 (king f7→e6).
  3. Best move: Qxg7 — queen h7→g7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, middlegame, short. The key move is g6+.

Position data

FEN: 1qr5/2r1pknQ/p2p2p1/1b4PP/4P3/1PN2P2/P4K2/2RR4 b - - 0 26

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