Chess Puzzle #BhUL4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e2; queen f2; rooks a1/h1; bishop g5; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e6; rook f8; knights c6/d7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen f2→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg4+ — queen e6→g4, gives check. Opponent replies Ke1 (king e2→e1).
3. Best move: Qxg2 — queen g4→g2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qg4+.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r2/pppn2pp/2npq3/4p1B1/4P3/N1PP4/PP2KQPP/R6R w - - 5 17

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