Chess Puzzle #CipKv — Expert, Black to move, opening

Rating 2202 · Expert · equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c2/e3; knights e2/e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights e4/e5; pawns a6/b5/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6 — queen b6→e6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move. The key move Qxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1b2bppp/pq2N3/1p1pn3/4nPP1/2P1BQ2/PPB1N2P/R4RK1 w - - 0 19

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