Chess Puzzle #BXoyA — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1768 · Advanced · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks a1/e1; bishops a3/b5; pawns a2/c2/c3/d5/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/e8; knights a4/f4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa4 — bishop b5→a4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh3 — queen h4→h3. Opponent replies Qxf4 (queen d2→f4, captures knight).
  3. Best move: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh3.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/ppp2pp1/3p3p/1B1Pp3/n3Pn1q/B1P2P2/P1PQ1P1P/R3R2K w - - 5 17

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