Chess Puzzle #7RZg5 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1667 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/e1; bishop h6; knight b1; pawns a2/c3/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b2/c8; pawns a7/c5/c6/d5/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa1 — bishop b2→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6 — queen f3→f6. Opponent replies Qe7 (queen c7→e7).
  3. Best move: Qxh8+ — queen f6→h8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxh8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p1q4p/2p1p1pB/2pp4/8/2PP1QP1/Pb3P1P/RN2R1K1 b kq - 0 14

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