Chess Puzzle #24Uqx — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks a1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e6/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishop h7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5+ — queen g5→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Rg7 (rook g8→g7).
  3. Best move: Rf7 — rook f1→f7. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen e8→f7, captures rook).
  4. Best move: exf7 — pawn e6→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is Qe5+.

Position data

FEN: r3qr1k/ppp1p2b/4P3/3p2Q1/3P4/2P5/PP4PP/R4RK1 b - - 2 26

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