Chess Puzzle #56HE3 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1929 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king d2; queen f5; pawns a2/b3/c2/d4/f4. Black: king b8; queen e8; pawns a3/b7/c6/d5/f6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e8→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen f5→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d5→e4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, queen endgame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1k2q3/1p4p1/2p2p2/3p1Q2/3P1P2/pP6/P1PK4/8 b - - 0 33

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