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

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rook e1; bishop g2; knight a8; pawns a2/b2/c4/e2/h2. Black: king f8; queen f2; rook h8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d3/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rf1 — rook e1→f1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxe2 — queen f2→e2, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen d1→e2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop g4→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: N4k1r/pp3ppp/8/2p5/2P3b1/3p4/PP2PqBP/3QR2K w - - 8 24

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