Chess Puzzle #8bgPQ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1551 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/d4; bishop g3; pawns a3/b4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d5; rook d8; bishop e7; pawns a7/b7/e5/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d5→d4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb3+ — queen d3→b3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
  3. Best move: Rxd4 — rook d1→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is Qb3+.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/pp2b1pp/5p2/3qp3/1P1R3P/P2Q2B1/5PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 26

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