Chess Puzzle #5eJG3 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f5; rooks d1/h1; bishop e2; knights c3/h2; pawns a3/b2/c2/g3/h4. Black: king b7; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; bishops e7/f7; pawns a4/b5/c6/d6/e5/g4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf7 — queen f5→f7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5+ — bishop e7→g5, gives check. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h4→g5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxf7 — queen c7→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Bg5+.

Position data

FEN: 3r3r/1kq1bb2/2pp4/1p2pQ2/p5pP/P1N3P1/1PP1B2N/2KR3R w - - 3 24

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