Chess Puzzle #7IjKh — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1935 · Advanced · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks d1/f2; knight h2; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/f3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks e2/e8; bishop f5; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf1 — knight h2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4 — queen g5→h4. Opponent replies Rxe2 (rook f2→e2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rxe2 — rook e8→e2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh4.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3pp1/2p2pp1/5bq1/2PP2P1/1PQ2P1P/P3rR1N/3R2K1 w - - 3 23

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