Chess Puzzle #AOUFy — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1848 · Advanced · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook e8; bishops c8/e5; knight g4; pawns c5/d4/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4 — queen d8→h4. Opponent replies Bd2 (bishop c1→d2).
  3. Best move: Qxh2+ — queen h4→h2, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Qxh2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2bqr1k1/Q2p1ppp/8/2p1b3/2Np1Pn1/8/PPP3PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 15

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