Chess Puzzle #8kyas — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1941 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop f6; pawns a2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks a8/f8; bishop e4; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd5 — bishop e4→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5 — queen g4→g5. Opponent replies Qe4 (queen c4→e4).
  3. Best move: f3 — pawn f2→f3.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/pp3p1p/4pBp1/4P3/2q1b1Q1/2P4P/P4PP1/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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