Chess Puzzle #8Pt6d — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rook a7; bishops b2/e2; knight d5; pawns c4/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks c8/h8; bishop d7; knight e7; pawns e5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe7 — knight d5→e7, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxb7 — queen c6→b7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxb7 (rook a7→b7, captures queen).
3. Best move: Kxe7 — king e8→e7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxb7 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k2r/RQ1bn1pp/2q2p2/3Np3/2P5/8/1B1PBPPP/6K1 w k - 1 19

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