Chess Puzzle #4nuPP — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1608 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen b6; bishop f1; pawns b5/d5/f2/h2. Black: king h7; queen e1; knight g4; pawns e4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Opponent replies Qxe3 (queen b6→e3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxe3 — knight g4→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is e3.

Position data

FEN: 8/5ppk/1Q5p/1P1P4/4p1n1/8/5P1P/4qBK1 w - - 0 38

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