Chess Puzzle #1z1i5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1253 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g5; rook a1; bishop h6; knight a3; pawns a2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa3 — queen c5→a3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6 — queen g5→f6. Opponent replies Qf8 (queen a3→f8).
  3. Best move: Bxf8 — bishop h6→f8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qf6.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r1k1/1p3p2/p5pB/2qp2Q1/8/N2P4/P5PP/R6K b - - 2 22

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