Chess Puzzle #80LyM — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1667 · Advanced · endgame, equality, hanging piece, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen c2; rooks a1/h4; bishop b2; pawns a4/b5/f2/f4. Black: king g8; queen f3; rook e8; bishop h3; pawns b7/e4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh3 — rook h4→h3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3+ — queen f3→h3, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king f1→g1).
  3. Best move: Qg4+ — queen h3→g4, gives check.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, hanging piece, short. The key move Qxh3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1p4pp/8/1P6/P3pP1R/5q1b/1BQ2P2/R4K2 w - - 5 29

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