Chess Puzzle #D6ubI — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1783 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/e1; bishop c4; knight d5; pawns a2/d3/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf6+ — knight d5→f6, captures knight, gives check. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6 — queen b2→f6, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen f3→f6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Qxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p1pp1ppp/1p3n2/3N4/2B1P3/3P1QP1/Pq3P1P/R3R1K1 w kq - 0 15

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