Chess Puzzle #2gvu3 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1987 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks f1/f2; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/c3/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks d7/d8; bishop c6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen e5→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5 — queen h4→g5. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen c3→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f2→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/3r1ppp/p1b1pP2/1p2q3/1Pp4Q/P1P3N1/5RPP/5RK1 b - - 0 29

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