Chess Puzzle #3MoIu — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1125 · Beginner · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; pawns b5/c4/f3/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; bishop d4; pawns c5/e6/f5/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e5→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d3→e3, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxe3 (bishop d4→e3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: b6 — pawn b5→b6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/4p1p1/1Pp1qp2/2Pb4/3Q1PPP/6K1/8 b - - 0 41

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