Chess Puzzle #82hEg — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1721 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, pin, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen g3; rook f2; pawns a4/b2/c2/f4/h5. Black: king h7; queen e6; rook e2; bishop a5; pawns a7/c5/c7/d4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be1 — bishop a5→e1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd3+ — queen g3→d3, gives check. Opponent replies Re4 (rook e2→e4).
  3. Best move: Re2 — rook f2→e2.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, pin, short. The key move is Qd3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1p4k/4q2p/b1p3pP/P2p1P2/6Q1/1PP1rR1K/8 b - - 3 35

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