Chess Puzzle #AmF3Y — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1767 · Advanced · advantage, capturing the defender, discovered attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks a1/e1; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/d6/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f7; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knight d5; pawns a6/c5/c6/d4/e6/f5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6 — queen e5→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies Nxf6 (knight d5→f6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe6+ — rook e1→e6, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, capturing the defender, discovered attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1b3q2/p1pPp2p/2pnQp2/3p4/3P2N1/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 b kq - 2 21

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