Chess Puzzle #2OOpP — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1331 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen d4; rook a1; bishop g2; knight c3; pawns b2/f4/g3/h3. Black: king f7; queen b6; rook c5; bishop e6; knight g4; pawns b5/c4/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh5+ — rook c5→h5, gives check. Opponent replies gxh5 (pawn g4→h5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd4 — queen b6→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Rh5+.

Position data

FEN: 8/5k2/1q2b1pp/1pr5/2pQ1Pn1/2N3PP/1P4BK/R7 w - - 6 38

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