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

Rating 1586 · Intermediate · crushing, discovered attack, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king g2; queen d5; bishop b2; pawns a4/d3/d4/f2/g4/h2. Black: king g6; queen f6; rook e1; bishop a5; pawn b4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen f6→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen d5→h5, gives check. Opponent replies Kf6 (king g6→f6).
  3. Best move: d5+ — pawn d4→d5, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Qh5+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5qk1/b2Q4/Pp1P2P1/3P4/1B3PKP/4r3 b - - 2 35

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