Chess Puzzle #4Q6ws — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1702 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f6; rooks d8/h8; bishop f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/e6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1+ — queen f6→f1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf1 (king g1→f1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, opening, short. The key move Qxf1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1bnr/ppp5/2nppqp1/4p2p/4PPQ1/2NP4/PPP1N1PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 11

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