Chess Puzzle #BEqTx — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1558 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c7/f1; knight b5; pawns a4/b2/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; bishop g7; knight g5; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight g5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd5+ — queen d2→d5, gives check. Opponent replies Qf7 (queen e7→f7).
  3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook c7→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qd5+.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/ppR1q1bp/3p2p1/1N2p1n1/P3P3/7P/1P1Q1PP1/5RK1 b - - 1 28

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