Chess Puzzle #1ysvB — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1851 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen e2; rook f1; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen g4; rook f8; knight c5; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/f4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng1 — knight f3→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe2 — queen g4→e2, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxe2 (knight g1→e2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: f3+ — pawn f4→f3, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move Qxe2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2p4p/1p1p2p1/p1nP4/2P2pqP/1P3NP1/P3QPK1/5R2 w - - 0 30

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