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

Rating 1567 · Intermediate · attraction, crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen b6; rooks a1/f1; bishop b5; knights c3/d7; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/d8; bishop f5; knight e4; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bh3 — bishop f5→h3. Opponent replies Rf2 (rook f1→f2).
  3. Best move: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures rook. Opponent replies Kxf2 (king g1→f2, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxg2+ — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Qxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/3N1pp1/1Q2p2p/1B1p1bq1/3Pn3/2N1P3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 19

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