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

Rating 1782 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; bishop e5; knight e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d5; rook c6; bishop g7; knight f6; pawns a7/c4/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen d5→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d5 — pawn d4→d5. Opponent replies Nxd5 (knight f6→d5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Qxg7+ — queen g3→g7, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Qxg7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4kbp/2r2n2/3qB3/2pP4/2P1N1Q1/PP4PP/6K1 b - - 2 27

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