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

Rating 1900 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks c1/f1; bishop d1; pawns a3/b2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; bishops d7/f8; knight d4; pawns a6/b5/d6/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2+ — knight d4→e2, gives check. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g1→f2).
  3. Best move: Qxe3+ — queen b6→e3, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe3 (king f2→e3, captures queen).
  4. Best move: Nxc1 — knight e2→c1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, kingside attack, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Qxe3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5bk1/3b3p/pq1p2p1/1p1Pp3/3n4/P3Q3/1P3PPP/2RB1RK1 w - - 5 26

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