Chess Puzzle #50Vsh — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1040 · Beginner · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/e1; pawns a3/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks e8/f8; bishop e4; pawns a7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen e3→e4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc5+ — queen e7→c5, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  3. Best move: Rxe4 — rook e8→e4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Qc5+.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/p1p1qppp/2p5/8/4b3/P3QP2/1PP3PP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 18

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