Chess Puzzle #2ugQe — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2737 · Master · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks b1/f6; knight e4; pawns a2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king a3; queen d5; rooks a8/e8; bishop b7; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd2 — queen h6→d2. Opponent replies b4 (pawn b5→b4).
  3. Best move: Rxb4 — rook b1→b4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qd2.

Position data

FEN: r3r3/1b6/p4RpQ/1p1qn3/4N3/k2P4/P5PP/1R4K1 b - - 3 26

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