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

Rating 1213 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, hanging piece, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rook d1; knight b4; pawns a4/b3/c2/f2/g2/h5. Black: king f7; queen a5; rook d8; bishop b7; pawns a6/d5/e4/f5/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen d4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb4 — queen a5→b4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, hanging piece, one move. The key move Qxb4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/1b3k1p/p7/q2p1p1P/PN1Qp3/1P6/2P2PP1/3R2K1 w - - 1 28

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