Chess Puzzle #5JCk9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1028 · Beginner · advantage, capturing the defender, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks f4/g2; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks f8/h5; knight d6; pawns a7/b6/c5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen e5→d6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd6 — queen c7→d6, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxd6 (knight f5→d6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, capturing the defender, master, middlegame, short. The key move Qxd6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p1q4p/1p1n2p1/2p1QN1r/5R2/2PP4/PP4RP/6K1 w - - 1 32

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