Chess Puzzle #BnBZk — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1714 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c1; rooks a1/f1; knight h3; pawns a3/b4/c2/d3/e4/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d7; pawns a6/b5/c6/d6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfe8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6 — queen c1→h6. Opponent replies Nxf6 (knight d7→f6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh6.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1b1n1p1p/p1pp1Pp1/1p2p3/1P2P1q1/P2P3N/2P3PP/R1Q2RK1 b - - 0 17

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