Chess Puzzle #6gQt9 — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2409 · Master · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, exposed king, fork.

Position

White: king c3; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knight g5; pawns a2/b5/c4/d5/g2/g4/h5. Black: king c8; queen e5; rook h8; bishop d7; knight d4; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/f4/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd2 — king c3→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg5 — queen e5→g5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qg1 (queen d1→g1).
  3. Best move: f3+ — pawn f4→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Kc3 (king d2→c3).
  4. Best move: Ne2+ — knight d4→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe2 (bishop d3→e2, captures knight).
  5. Best move: fxe2 — pawn f3→e2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, discovered check, exposed king, fork, hanging piece, master, middlegame, very long. The key move Qxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/2pb4/1p1p3p/pP1Pq1NP/2Pn1pP1/2KB4/P5P1/R2Q3R w - - 1 27

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