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

Rating 1835 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks a1/h1; knights e5/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen b5; rooks d8/h8; bishop h5; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O-O — king e1→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe5 — queen b5→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxe5 (knight f3→e5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop h5→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp2p2/2p2n1p/1q2N1pb/4P3/2PP1N1P/PP2QPP1/R3K2R w KQ - 1 16

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