Chess Puzzle #6R80B — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1616 · Advanced · endgame, equality, fork, short.

Position

White: king e3; queen c8; rook f5; pawn a6. Black: king g6; queen b1; rook a2. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen b1→f5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8+ — queen c8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kh6 (king g6→h6).
  3. Best move: Qxa2 — queen g8→a2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is Qg8+.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/8/P5k1/5R2/8/4K3/r7/1q6 b - - 2 51

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