Chess Puzzle #3AAOZ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1256 · Intermediate · crushing, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g2; bishop c5; knight b3; pawns a5/d4/f4. Black: king g8; queen b7; rook d5; pawns e4/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen g2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg5+ — rook d5→g5, gives check. Opponent replies fxg5 (pawn f4→g5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen b7→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Rg5+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1q3p2/6pp/P1Br4/3PpP2/1N6/6Q1/6K1 w - - 2 43

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