Chess Puzzle #6eBe6 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1553 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, long, sacrifice.

Position

White: king h1; queen e5; rook e1; knight e2; pawns a3/d6/f4/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen c2; rook a8; bishop h3; pawns a6/a7/c7/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook a8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8+ — queen e5→e8, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe8 (king f8→e8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nd4+ — knight e2→d4, gives check. Opponent replies Kd8 (king e8→d8).
  4. Best move: Nxc2 — knight d4→c2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, long, sacrifice. The key move Qxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4k2/p1p2pp1/p2P3p/4Q3/5P2/P5Pb/2q1N2P/4R2K b - - 0 26

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