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

Rating 1893 · Advanced · deflection, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen c5; rooks d1/d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/h3. Black: king h8; queen g4; rooks a8/c8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen g4→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5+ — queen c5→e5, gives check. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f7→f6).
  3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen e5→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

deflection, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move is Qe5+.

Position data

FEN: r1r4k/ppp2p1p/4b3/2Q5/4p1q1/4P2P/PPPR4/2KR4 b - - 0 26

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