Chess Puzzle #26XIZ — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1651 · Advanced · discovered attack, endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king a1; queen g3; rook g1; pawns a3/b2/c2/e3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f5; rook f6; knight g6; pawns a4/c7/e4/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen f5→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2 — queen g3→f2, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf2 (rook f6→f2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxg6 — rook g1→g6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, endgame, equality, short. The key move Qxf2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2p3p1/5rn1/5q2/p3p2P/P3P1Q1/1PP5/K5R1 b - - 0 34

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