Chess Puzzle #Bp5mY — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2024 · Expert · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks a5/e1; knight g3; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c2; rooks b2/f8; pawns d6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e7→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc3 — queen c2→c3. Opponent replies Raa1 (rook a5→a1).
  3. Best move: Rxe2 — rook b2→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qc3.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4Qp2/3p2p1/R7/8/6NP/1rq2PP1/4R1K1 w - - 1 25

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