Chess Puzzle #5AVxg — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1372 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook a8; knight b6; pawns c5/d4/e5/f2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b1; bishops e7/g6; pawns c6/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg2 — king g1→g2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be4+ — bishop g6→e4, gives check. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f2→f3).
  3. Best move: Qc2+ — queen b1→c2, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Be4+.

Position data

FEN: R7/4b1pk/1Np3bp/2PpP3/3P4/6QP/5P2/1q4K1 w - - 1 33

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