Chess Puzzle #1umjn — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1662 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; pawns c4/d5/g2/h3. Black: king f6; queen e1; pawns b6/e5/f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e1→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d3→e3, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe3 (pawn f4→e3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Kg1 — king h2→g1.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, queen endgame, short. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1p3k1p/3Pp1p1/2P2p2/3Q3P/6PK/4q3 b - - 3 45

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