Chess Puzzle #5GOY2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1378 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; knight e4; pawns a2/c2/d4/e3/g2/g5/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/c8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c4/e6/f5/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen e8→g6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxg6 — queen h5→g6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/ppbn2p1/4p3/5pPQ/2pPN3/4P3/P1PB2PP/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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