Chess Puzzle #5gQub — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2232 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king d1; queen h7; rook e1; bishop c1; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/d2/e4/e6/h3. Black: king c8; queen f3; rook d8; bishop d4; knights a1/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf6 — knight g8→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf5 — queen h7→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen f3→f5, captures queen).
  3. Best move: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qf5.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2n1/ppp4Q/3pP3/8/3bP3/5q1P/PP1PN3/n1BKR3 b - - 3 17

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