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

Rating 1512 · Intermediate · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f5; bishop b1; knight c3; pawns b2/e3/e5/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; knight b6; pawns a6/d5/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf5 — queen d3→f5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qe4 (queen b4→e4).
  3. Best move: Bxe4 — bishop b1→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move Qxf5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1b3p2/pn4pp/3pPR2/1q6/2NQP1P1/1P4P1/1BR3K1 b - - 0 24

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