Chess Puzzle #17P88 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1793 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rooks b1/f1; knight d3; pawns c3/d4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c8/g3; pawns a4/b5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf2 — knight d3→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd5 — queen d7→d5. Opponent replies Ne4 (knight f2→e4).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen d5→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qd5.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/3q1pp1/7p/1p6/pQ1P1P2/2PN2rP/6P1/1R3RK1 w - - 1 35

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