Chess Puzzle #C0IIR — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1779 · Advanced · endgame, equality, hanging piece, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; knight d6; pawns a3/b2/c4/d4/f3/g3. Black: king g8; queen f6; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen d3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd6 — queen f6→d6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, hanging piece, one move. The key move Qxd6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p4pp/p1nN1q2/8/2PP4/P2Q1PP1/1P6/6K1 w - - 0 31

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