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

Rating 1487 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rook b1; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g3; rook f8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc5 — knight b3→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be5 — bishop g7→e5. Opponent replies Qxe5+ (queen e4→e5, captures bishop, gives check).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen g3→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Be5.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp4bp/6p1/8/4Q3/1N4qP/PP4P1/1R5K w - - 0 28

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