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

Rating 1806 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e2; queen f4; rooks a1/h1; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2. Black: king f7; queen c3; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc7 — queen c3→c7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e6+ — pawn e5→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop c8→e6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxc7 — queen f4→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is e6+.

Position data

FEN: r1b4r/pp2bk1p/5n2/4P3/3P1Q2/2q5/P3KPP1/R6R b - - 1 21

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