Chess Puzzle #CNPt3 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1468 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen f4; rooks d1/h1; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/g2. Black: king g8; queen e2; rook d8; knight g4; pawns a7/b6/c5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen f4→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3 — queen e2→f3, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nf2 — knight g4→f2.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/p4pp1/1p5p/2p5/3P1Qn1/1PP5/P3q1P1/2KR3R w - - 0 24

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