Chess Puzzle #496Sd — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1666 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; pawns b4/d4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g7; queen a2; pawns a3/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d5 — pawn d4→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2 — queen a2→b2. Opponent replies d6 (pawn d5→d6).
  3. Best move: a2 — pawn a3→a2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, queen endgame, short. The key move is Qb2.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pk1/6p1/7p/1P1P3P/p4QP1/q4PK1/8 w - - 6 49

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