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

Rating 1707 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishops g3/h3; pawns a2/b2/c2/c5/f3/h4. Black: king b8; queen h5; rooks d8/h8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe6 — bishop h3→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6+ — queen h5→h6, gives check. Opponent replies Kb1 (king c1→b1).
  3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen h6→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh6+.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r3r/ppp3pp/2n1p3/2P4q/3p3P/3Q1PBB/PPP5/2KR3R w - - 0 18

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