Chess Puzzle #48cFN — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2701 · Master · collinear move, crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/g4; pawns a3/d5/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks f4/f8; knight e4; pawns a6/b6/b7/e5/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures bishop. Opponent replies fxe4 (pawn f3→e4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rf3 — rook f4→f3.

Tactical themes

collinear move, crushing, middlegame, short. The key move hxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p4p1/pp6/3Pp1qp/4nrB1/P4P1P/1B4K1/2RQ1R2 w - - 0 24

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