Chess Puzzle #DCjYR — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1625 · Advanced · advantage, clearance, discovered attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishop c2; knight g5; pawns a3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks f4/h8; bishop d7; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne2+ — knight d4→e2, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe2 — queen d3→e2, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen e5→e2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bd3+ — bishop c2→d3, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, discovered attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Qxe2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/pp1b4/4p3/3pq1Np/3n1r1P/P2Q4/2B2PP1/2R2RK1 b - - 2 24

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