Chess Puzzle #7Hy9A — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1849 · Advanced · equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishop f3; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks d8/f8; bishop b7; knight f5; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe4 — bishop b7→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh4 — queen f2→h4, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxh4 (knight f5→h4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxe4 — bishop f3→e4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxh4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/1b1p1ppp/p3p3/1p2Pn2/4NP1q/2P2B1P/PP3QP1/R4R1K b - - 6 21

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