Chess Puzzle #49Pul — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1495 · Intermediate · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; pawns a3/b2/d3/e4/g2/g3/h3. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen d7→d3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4+ — queen d1→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Kb8 (king c8→b8).
  3. Best move: Qxg6 — queen g4→g6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qg4+.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pppq2p1/6np/8/4P3/P2P2PP/1P4P1/R2QR1K1 b - - 0 19

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