Chess Puzzle #9Jizu — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1748 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king b2; queen c3; rook e7; knight g6; pawns a3/b3/c2/d5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks d8/f8; pawns a6/b5/c5/d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen h4→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6 — queen c3→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxf8 — knight g6→f8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move Qxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/4Rpp1/p2p2Np/1ppP4/7q/PPQ5/1KP2PP1/8 b - - 3 28

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