Chess Puzzle #1HnA7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1497 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, attraction, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen h5; rook h1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/d3/e4/g2/h6. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; knight d4; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen d7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg7 — pawn h6→g7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king g8→g7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qh7+ — queen h5→h7, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, attraction, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move hxg7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1ppq1pp1/3p3P/p3p2Q/3nP3/P1NP4/1P4P1/1K5R b - - 3 20

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