Chess Puzzle #7lwLy — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1893 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen e2; rook b1. Black: king b5; rooks g3/g5; knight c4; pawns b3/c6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8+ — queen e2→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Kb4 (king b5→b4).
  3. Best move: Qb8+ — queen e8→b8, gives check.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Qe8+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2p5/1k4r1/2n5/1p4r1/4QK2/1R6 b - - 5 56

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