Chess Puzzle #8S7zW — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1410 · Intermediate · crushing, discovered attack, long, middlegame.

Position

White: king g2; queen g6; rook a1; bishop g1; knight c5; pawns b3/c4/d4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rook d8; bishop g7; knight g4; pawns b5/c6/f6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh5 — queen g6→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2+ — queen e7→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Kh3 (king g2→h3).
  3. Best move: Nf2+ — knight g4→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Bxf2 (bishop g1→f2, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxh5 — queen e2→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, discovered attack, long, middlegame. The key move is Qe2+.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/4q1b1/2p2pQ1/1pN4p/2PP2nP/1P4P1/6K1/R5B1 w - - 1 29

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