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

Rating 1582 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks a1/e1; bishop b3; pawns a4/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen e7; rooks a8/d8; knights d5/e6; pawns a5/b7/c6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ndf4 — knight d5→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf4 — queen c4→f4, captures knight. Opponent replies Nxf4 (knight e6→f4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe7 — rook e1→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2r4/1p2qpk1/2p1n3/p2n4/P1Q5/1BP4P/1P3PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 1 25

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