Chess Puzzle #6Ns1u — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1964 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen c4; rooks b1/d3; bishop g2; pawns a3/b4/e5/f4/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks d8/e8; bishop b8; knight e2; pawns a7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook d8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa2 — queen c4→a2. Opponent replies Nxf4 (knight e2→f4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxf2 — queen a2→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qa2.

Position data

FEN: 1b1rr1k1/p4p1p/6p1/4P3/1PQ2P2/P2R2PP/4nqBK/1R6 b - - 0 35

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