Chess Puzzle #1HpJ7 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1443 · Intermediate · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen b3→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d5 — pawn d6→d5. Opponent replies Bxd5 (bishop c4→d5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: cxd5 — pawn c6→d5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is d5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/2pp3q/8/2B1N3/1Q6/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 2 16

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