Chess Puzzle #3sAq4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1193 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/d1; bishop f4; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/e3/e5/f2/g3. Black: king f7; queen h7; rooks c8/g6; bishop e7; knight f8; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen d3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg3+ — rook g6→g3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen h7→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxg3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r2n2/p3bk1q/1p2p1r1/1Pp1P3/P4B2/3QPNP1/5P2/2RR2K1 w - - 1 33

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